cabrão

//kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,163

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cabrão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: o macho da cabra; bode Pronounced /kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with cara and caro.

Key facts for cabrão
PropertyValue
Headwordcabrão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,163
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cabrão in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cabrão is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,163 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for cabrão, with forms such as "acbrão", "cabbrão", and "cabroã". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cara", "caro", "carro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is cabrão, spelled C-A-B-R-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    o macho da cabra; bode
  2. 2
    criança muito berrona
  3. 3
    marido cornudo que transige com a infidelidade da mulher
  4. 4
    nome de peixe; alcaboz

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acbrão,cabbrão,cabroã,cabrrão,cabãro,carbão,cbarão,ccabrão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cabrão

Misspelling Variants of "cabrão"

acbrão6cabbrão7cabroã6cabrrão7cabãro6carbão6cbarão6ccabrão7
Misspelling Variants of "cabrão"

Frequency rank: #38,163 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cabrão"?
"cabrão" is spelled C-A-B-R-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/.
What does "cabrão" mean?
As a noun, "cabrão" means: o macho da cabra; bode
What words are commonly confused with "cabrão"?
"cabrão" is commonly confused with "cara", "caro", "carro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cabrão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cabrão" is /kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cabrão" come from?
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.