cabeço

/kɐ.ˈbe.su/

//kɐ.ˈbe.su// noun

The verdict

“cabeço” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #63,377 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#63,377
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cume convexo e arredondado de um monte ou de uma pequena serra

Key facts for cabeço
PropertyValue
Headwordcabeço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈbe.su/
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,377
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cabeço” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cabeço lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cabeço is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ˈbe.su/. Corpus data places it at rank #63,377 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cabeço, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is cabeço, spelled C-A-B-E-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cume convexo e arredondado de um monte ou de uma pequena serra
  2. 2
    monte relativamente pequeno e arredondado
  3. 3
    penedo
  4. 4
    o mesmo que cabeçalho (o alto de uma página impressa, conjunto de informações, título permanente que encabeça)
  5. 5
    o alto de uma página impressa, ou o que aí se imprime; cabeça, cabeça de página, cabeçalho, cabeção
  6. 6
    timbre (informações identificadoras do emitente) que se imprime no alto de envelopes, papel de carta, notas fiscais, faturas etc
  7. 7
    título ou indicação que figura no alto de composições tipográficas como tabelas, gráficos etc
  8. 8
    coluna de ferro de pequena altura, montada aos pares, junto à amurada ou à balaustrada do navio, onde se dão voltas às espias e cabos de reboque [Quando fixado no cais, para amarração dos navios, o cabeço é sempre singelo.]
  9. 9
    poste que serve para amarrar cabos
  10. 10
    extremidade ou segmento superior da apostura, que ultrapassa o nível do alcatrate, usado para amarrar cabos à embarcação
  11. 11
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) elevação mais ou menos arredondada de terrenosubmerso (por exemplo: banco de areia, rocha ou outro acidente de terreno, de pouca profundidade)
  12. 12
    tona, nata do leite

Synonyms

colinacume

Antonyms

cume

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 "cabeço"?
"cabeço" is spelled C-A-B-E-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈbe.su/.
What does "cabeço" mean?
As a noun, "cabeço" means: cume convexo e arredondado de um monte ou de uma pequena serra
How do you pronounce "cabeço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabeço" is /kɐ.ˈbe.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabeço" come from?
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Using “cabeço”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-B-E-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐ.ˈbe.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list