cação

/ka.'soŋ/ ou /ka.'θoŋ/

//ka.'soŋ/ ou /ka.'θoŋ// noun

The verdict

“cação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,336 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,336
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualifica a pessoa forte e robusta

Corpus desk

Index PT-cacao · cação · Portuguese

cação · rank #65,336 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,336
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cette

Nearest frequency peer: cette (+6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “cação”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “cação” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cação
PropertyValue
Headwordcação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.'soŋ/ ou /ka.'θoŋ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,336
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cação” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cette” (#65,342), “bávaro” (#65,325), “chibata” (#65,349). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cação” fica em #65,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,336 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ka.'soŋ/ ou /ka.'θoŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "qualifica a pessoa forte e robusta".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cação, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 cação, spelled C-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualifica a pessoa forte e robusta

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 "cação"?
"cação" is spelled C-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.'soŋ/ ou /ka.'θoŋ/.
What does "cação" mean?
As a noun, "cação" means: qualifica a pessoa forte e robusta
How do you pronounce "cação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cação" is /ka.'soŋ/ ou /ka.'θoŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cação" come from?
"cação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list