cacetada

/kɐ.sɨ.ˈta.dɐ/

//kɐ.sɨ.ˈta.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“cacetada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,024 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,024
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ação de bater com cacete

Key facts for cacetada
PropertyValue
Headwordcacetada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.sɨ.ˈta.dɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,024
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cacetada” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cacetada lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cacetada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,024 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.sɨ.ˈta.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for cacetada in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cacetada, spelled C-A-C-E-T-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação de bater com cacete
  2. 2
    pancada de cacete

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 "cacetada"?
"cacetada" is spelled C-A-C-E-T-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.sɨ.ˈta.dɐ/.
What does "cacetada" mean?
As a noun, "cacetada" means: ação de bater com cacete
How do you pronounce "cacetada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacetada" is /kɐ.sɨ.ˈta.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacetada" come from?
"cacetada" 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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Using “cacetada”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-C-E-T-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐ.sɨ.ˈta.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list