caber

/kɐ.ˈbeɾ/

//kɐ.ˈbeɾ// verb

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The verdict

“caber” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,454. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,454
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - poder ser contido em

Corpus desk

Index PT-caber · caber · Portuguese

caber · rank #17,454 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,454
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brooks

Nearest frequency peer: Brooks (-4 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “caber”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “caber” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

caber vs car
60% similar
caber vs café
40% similar
caber vs cabo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for caber
PropertyValue
Headwordcaber
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɐ.ˈbeɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,454
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “caber”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cabercai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Brooks” (#17,450), “champanhe” (#17,461), “bot” (#17,446). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caber” fica em #17,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around caber (IPA /kɐ.ˈbeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,454 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for caber, with forms such as "acber", "cabber", and "caberr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "car", "café", "cabo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is caber, spelled C-A-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    poder ser contido em
  2. 2
    ter lugar
  3. 3
    ser compatível; pertencer; competir
  4. 4
    vir a suceder
  5. 5
    poder entrar e ficar contido num recipiente
  6. 6
    tocar em sorte; calhar
  7. 7
    ser adequado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os livros não cabem na estante.
  2. Não lhe cabe dar uma resposta.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acber
  • cabber
  • caberr
  • cabre
  • caebr
  • cbaer
  • ccaber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caber - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acber2cabber1caberr1cabre2caebr2cbaer2ccaber1
Edit distance from "caber"

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 "caber"?
"caber" is spelled C-A-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈbeɾ/.
What does "caber" mean?
As a verb, "caber" means: poder ser contido em
What words are commonly confused with "caber"?
"caber" is commonly confused with "car", "café", "cabo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caber" is /kɐ.ˈbeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caber" come from?
"caber" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

épica#17,412tumba#17,402slide#17,389gruta#17,525

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

pomba7 variantsmaker7 variantsJapan7 variantspolvo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list