cabaço

/ka.ˈba.su/

//ka.ˈba.su// noun

The verdict

“cabaço” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,010 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,010
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fruto do cabaceiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-cabaco · cabaço · Portuguese

cabaço · rank #52,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,010
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH caprichoso

Nearest frequency peer: caprichoso (+5 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 “cabaço”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cabaço
PropertyValue
Headwordcabaço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.ˈba.su/
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cabaço” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cabaçocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “caprichoso” (#52,015), “caqui” (#52,016), “bou” (#52,002). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cabaço” fica em #52,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cabaço is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,010 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ka.ˈba.su/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fruto do cabaceiro".

No misspelling variants are generated for cabaço in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is cabaço, spelled C-A-B-A-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fruto do cabaceiro

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 "cabaço"?
"cabaço" is spelled C-A-B-A-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.ˈba.su/.
What does "cabaço" mean?
As a noun, "cabaço" means: fruto do cabaceiro
How do you pronounce "cabaço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabaço" is /ka.ˈba.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabaço" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cabaço", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list