cabrão

/kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/

//kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“cabrão” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,163. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,163
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o macho da cabra; bode

Corpus desk

Index PT-cabrao · cabrão · Portuguese

cabrão · rank #38,163 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,163
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH caixote

Nearest frequency peer: caixote (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cabrão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cabrão” 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).

cabrão vs cara
50% similar
cabrão vs caro
67% similar
cabrão vs carro
67% similar

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

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cabrão”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).cabrãocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “caixote” (#38,164), “camel” (#38,166), “cantiga” (#38,167). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cabrão” fica em #38,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cabrão (IPA /kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,163 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cabrão, with forms such as "acbrão", "cabbrão", and "cabroã". 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, "cara", "caro", "carro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cabrão, spelled C-A-B-R-Ã-O.

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

cabro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acbrão
  • cabbrão
  • cabroã
  • cabrrão
  • cabãro
  • carbão
  • cbarão
  • ccabrão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acbrão2cabbrão1cabroã2cabrrão1cabãro2carbão2cbarão2ccabrão1
Edit distance from "cabrão"

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 "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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caraca#38,169velcro#38,080taurus#38,047garupa#38,294

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

atalaia8 variantsespirro8 variantssussurro8 variantsflesh8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list