cadê
Portuguese, adverb/kaˈde/
cadê is spelled C-A-D-Ê (4 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,385th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cadê is a Portuguese adverb meaning “where is (it)?” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does cadê mean in English?
adverb
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Brazilinformalwhere is (it)?
Cadê meu patinho de borracha? É sério, cadê?
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cadê
- quedê alternative dated
- quede alternative dated
- kd alternative Internet
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cadê?
- Brazil /kaˈde/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cadê in Portuguese?
cadê appears 26 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).