cabaceira

/kɐ.bɐ.ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/

//kɐ.bɐ.ˈsɐj.ɾɐ// noun

The verdict

“cabaceira” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta das Cucurbitaceae cultivada que produz a cabaça

Corpus desk

Index PT-cabaceira · cabaceira · Portuguese

cabaceira · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cabaceira
PropertyValue
Headwordcabaceira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.bɐ.ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cabaceira” em português

cabaceiranão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cabaceira is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.bɐ.ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "planta das Cucurbitaceae cultivada que produz a cabaça".

No misspelling variants are generated for cabaceira in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cabaceira, spelled C-A-B-A-C-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta das Cucurbitaceae cultivada que produz a cabaça

Synonyms

cabaceiro

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cabaceira"?
"cabaceira" is spelled C-A-B-A-C-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.bɐ.ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "cabaceira" mean?
As a noun, "cabaceira" means: planta das Cucurbitaceae cultivada que produz a cabaça
How do you pronounce "cabaceira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabaceira" is /kɐ.bɐ.ˈsɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list