caboclo

/kɐˈboklu/

//kɐˈboklu// adj

The verdict

“caboclo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,640. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,640
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem a cor do cobre, acobreado

Corpus desk

Index PT-caboclo · caboclo · Portuguese

caboclo · rank #19,640 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,640
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH burguês

Nearest frequency peer: burguês (-2 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 “caboclo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caboclo” 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).

caboclo vs caroço
57% similar
caboclo vs cabelo
71% similar
caboclo vs cabeção
57% similar

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

Key facts for caboclo
PropertyValue
Headwordcaboclo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kɐˈboklu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,640
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “caboclo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.caboclocai 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 “burguês” (#19,638), “calções” (#19,642), “caranguejo” (#19,646). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caboclo” fica em #19,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around caboclo (IPA /kɐˈboklu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,640 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que tem a cor do cobre, acobreado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for caboclo, with forms such as "acboclo", "cabboclo", and "cabcolo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "caroço", "cabelo", "cabeção", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is caboclo, spelled C-A-B-O-C-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem a cor do cobre, acobreado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acboclo
  • cabboclo
  • cabcolo
  • cabocclo
  • cabocllo
  • cabocol
  • cabolco
  • caobclo
  • cbaoclo
  • ccaboclo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caboclo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acboclo2cabboclo1cabcolo2cabocclo1cabocllo1cabocol2cabolco2caobclo2
Edit distance from "caboclo"

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 "caboclo"?
"caboclo" is spelled C-A-B-O-C-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐˈboklu/.
What does "caboclo" mean?
As an adjective, "caboclo" means: que tem a cor do cobre, acobreado
What words are commonly confused with "caboclo"?
"caboclo" is commonly confused with "caroço", "cabelo", "cabeção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caboclo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caboclo" is /kɐˈboklu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caboclo" come from?
"caboclo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list