caçamba

noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,099

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

caçamba is aPortuguesenoun. It means: balde (preso numa corda enrolada num sarilho ou nora para tirar água dos poços) Often confused with caramba and caxumba.

Key facts for caçamba
PropertyValue
Headwordcaçamba
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,099
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for caçamba is 7 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #32,099 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for caçamba, with forms such as "acçamba", "caaçmba", and "caçabma". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "caramba", "caxumba", 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 caçamba, spelled C-A-Ç-A-M-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    balde (preso numa corda enrolada num sarilho ou nora para tirar água dos poços)
  2. 2
    qualquer balde
  3. 3
    alcatruz
  4. 4
    estribo em forma de chinelo
  5. 5
    espécie de cangalhas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acçamba,caaçmba,caçabma,caçamab,caçambba,caçammba,caçmaba,ccaçamba,cçaamba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for caçamba

Misspelling Variants of "caçamba"

acçamba7caaçmba7caçabma7caçamab7caçambba8caçammba8caçmaba7ccaçamba8
Misspelling Variants of "caçamba"

Frequency rank: #32,099 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caçamba"?
"caçamba" is spelled C-A-Ç-A-M-B-A.
What does "caçamba" mean?
As a noun, "caçamba" means: balde (preso numa corda enrolada num sarilho ou nora para tirar água dos poços)
What words are commonly confused with "caçamba"?
"caçamba" is commonly confused with "caramba", "caxumba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "caçamba" come from?
"caçamba" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.