/ˈkã/

//ˈkã// noun

The verdict

“cã” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #87,195 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,195
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - título de alguns soberanos ou líderes mongóis e persas

Corpus desk

Index PT-ca · cã · Portuguese

cã · rank #87,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,195
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH contratualmen…

Nearest frequency peer: contratualmente (-13 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “cã”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “cã” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cã
PropertyValue
Headword
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkã/
Letters2
Frequency rank#87,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cã” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).cai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “contratualmente” (#87,182), “depilado” (#87,213), “descongelamento” (#87,220). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cã” fica em #87,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #87,195 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkã/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cã doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is , spelled C-Ã.

Definition

  1. 1
    título de alguns soberanos ou líderes mongóis e persas
  2. 2
    cabelo branco

Synonyms

cãokhan

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cã"?
"cã" is spelled C-Ã. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkã/.
What does "cã" mean?
As a noun, "cã" means: título de alguns soberanos ou líderes mongóis e persas
How do you pronounce "cã"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cã" is /ˈkã/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cã" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list