cacofonia

/kɐ.kɔ.fu.ˈni.ɐ/

//kɐ.kɔ.fu.ˈni.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“cacofonia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #96,487 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,487
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mistura de sons desagradáveis

Corpus desk

Index PT-cacofonia · cacofonia · Portuguese

cacofonia · rank #96,487 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,487
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH bromo

Nearest frequency peer: bromo (-7 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 “cacofonia”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cacofonia
PropertyValue
Headwordcacofonia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.kɔ.fu.ˈni.ɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,487
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cacofonia” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cacofoniacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “bromo” (#96,480), “brique” (#96,479), “bombacha” (#96,472). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cacofonia” fica em #96,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cacofonia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #96,487 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐ.kɔ.fu.ˈni.ɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cacofonia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cacofonia, spelled C-A-C-O-F-O-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    mistura de sons desagradáveis
  2. 2
    mistura de sons inarmônicos
  3. 3
    pronúncia errada ou feia da palavra formando cacófato
  4. 4
    cacófato
  5. 5
    barulho estridente
  6. 6
    mistura de sons ou vozes desafinadas

Synonyms

cacófatocacófatondesafinaçãoabsonânciadissonânciainarmonia

Antonyms

eufoniaafinaçãoassonânciaharmonia

This word in other languages

cacophony(English)cacofonía(Español)cacophonie(Français)Kakophonie(Deutsch)

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 "cacofonia"?
"cacofonia" is spelled C-A-C-O-F-O-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.kɔ.fu.ˈni.ɐ/.
What does "cacofonia" mean?
As a noun, "cacofonia" means: mistura de sons desagradáveis
How do you pronounce "cacofonia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacofonia" is /kɐ.kɔ.fu.ˈni.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacofonia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrematar#96,424entrevero#96,670homogéneo#96,802palatável#96,029

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list