cacófato
/kɐ.ˈkɔ.fɐ.tʊ/
The verdict
“cacófato” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - combinação de palavras cuja pronúncia pode provocar ambiguidade, produzir som desagradável ou sugerir palavra inconveniente (exemplos: "Estou apaixonado pela dona do primeiro andar", "Acabou-se tud...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cacófato |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐ.ˈkɔ.fɐ.tʊ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cacófato” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cacófato is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.ˈkɔ.fɐ.tʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "combinação de palavras cuja pronúncia pode provocar ambiguidade, produzir som desagradável ou sugerir palavra inconveniente (exemplos: "Estou apaixonado pela dona do primeiro andar", "Acabou-se tud...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cacófato, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cacófato, spelled C-A-C-Ó-F-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1combinação de palavras cuja pronúncia pode provocar ambiguidade, produzir som desagradável ou sugerir palavra inconveniente (exemplos: "Estou apaixonado pela dona do primeiro andar", "Acabou-se tudo entre nós, alma minha, eu vi ela, nós distribuímos um por cada visitante, meu coração por ti gela, ele colocou a culpa nela, a fé de nosso povo, tirei o chiclete da boca dela, ela tinha muita habilidade, vou-me já" )
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cacófato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-C-Ó-F-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐ.ˈkɔ.fɐ.tʊ/ (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
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.