cachola
/kɐ.ˈʃɔ.lɐ/
The verdict
“cachola” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,657 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,657
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - cabeça
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cachola |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐ.ˈʃɔ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,657 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cachola” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cachola is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,657 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.ˈʃɔ.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
cachola has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is cachola, spelled C-A-C-H-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1cabeça
- 2cachimónia
- 3cabeça de sardinha e de outros peixes
- 4fígado de porco ou de outro animal
- 5pau que se prega sobre o calcês, para obstar à introdução da água nos encaixes dos madeiros
- 6o mesmo que cacholo, moela das aves
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.
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Using “cachola”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-C-H-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐ.ˈʃɔ.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.