caçula

/ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/

//ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la// noun

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The verdict

“caçula” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,242
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta

Corpus desk

Index PT-cacula · caçula · Portuguese

caçula · rank #16,242 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,242
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH característico

Nearest frequency peer: característico (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “caçula”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “caçula” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

caçula vs causa
67% similar
caçula vs caule
67% similar
caçula vs cúpula
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for caçula
PropertyValue
Headwordcaçula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,242
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “caçula”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “característico” (#16,240), “cansativo” (#16,239), “calculado” (#16,238). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caçula” fica em #16,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around caçula (IPA /ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,242 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for caçula, with forms such as "acçula", "cauçla", and "caçlua". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "causa", "caule", "cúpula", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is caçula, spelled C-A-Ç-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta
  2. 2
    folha que envolve a espiga do milho

Synonyms

casula

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acçula
  • cauçla
  • caçlua
  • caçual
  • caçulla
  • ccaçula
  • cçaula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caçula - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acçula2cauçla2caçlua2caçual2caçulla1ccaçula1cçaula2
Edit distance from "caçula"

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 "caçula"?
"caçula" is spelled C-A-Ç-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/.
What does "caçula" mean?
As a noun, "caçula" means: vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta
What words are commonly confused with "caçula"?
"caçula" is commonly confused with "causa", "caule", "cúpula". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caçula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caçula" is /ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caçula" come from?
"caçula" 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 "caçula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Amélia#16,216agitar#16,211têxtil#16,191miúdos#16,344

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

mijar7 variantspente7 variantshábil7 variantsHenri7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list