cabra
/ˈka.bɾɐ/
The verdict
“cabra” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,222. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,222
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quadrúpede mamífero e ruminante com numerosas raças selvagens
Corpus desk
Index PT-cabra · cabra · Portuguese
cabra · rank #11,222 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,222
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH cal
Nearest frequency peer: cal (+1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “cabra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- bigode
bigode
88,784 corpus weight
- cabra
cabra
88,779 corpus weight
- cal
cal
88,778 corpus weight
- checar
checar
88,774 corpus weight
- coalizão
coalizão
88,770 corpus weight
- cobertor
cobertor
88,769 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “cabra” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cabra |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈka.bɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #11,222 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cabra” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around cabra (IPA /ˈka.bɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,222 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabra, with forms such as "acbra", "cabar", and "cabbra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "car", "casa", "cada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cabra, spelled C-A-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1quadrúpede mamífero e ruminante com numerosas raças selvagens
- 2fêmea do bode
- 3inseto semelhante à aranha que anda sobre a água
- 4guindaste pequeno
- 5mulher de mau gênio que berra muito
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acbra
- cabar
- cabbra
- cabrra
- carba
- cbara
- ccabra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cabra - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cabra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "cabra". Here's where to go from here.
- "cabra" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "car". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,222 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.