cadeira

/kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/

//kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ// noun

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The verdict

“cadeira” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,820
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - objeto do mobiliário sobre o qual se assenta, normalmente composta por quatro pés, um assento e um encosto

Corpus desk

Index PT-cadeira · cadeira · Portuguese

cadeira · rank #2,820 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,820
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH atacar

Nearest frequency peer: atacar (-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 “cadeira”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cadeira” 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).

cadeira vs cadela
71% similar
cadeira vs caseiro
71% similar
cadeira vs caipira
71% similar

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

Key facts for cadeira
PropertyValue
Headwordcadeira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,820
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cadeira”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cadeiracai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “atacar” (#2,818), “castelo” (#2,822), “an” (#2,817). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cadeira” fica em #2,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cadeira (IPA /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,820 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cadeira, with forms such as "acdeira", "caddeira", and "cadeiar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "cadela", "caseiro", "caipira", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cadeira, spelled C-A-D-E-I-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    objeto do mobiliário sobre o qual se assenta, normalmente composta por quatro pés, um assento e um encosto
  2. 2
    disciplina escolar, matéria escolar, cátedra
  3. 3
    lugar ocupado por membro de uma corporação
  4. 4
    quadril

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cadeira appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Na sala ao lado, outra peça histórica danificada é a cadeira de repouso que pertenceu à Marquesa de Santos, no século 19.
  2. Aliado incondicional dos EUA no Pacífico, Taiwan perdeu em 1971 a cadeira que tinha no Conselho de Segurança da ONU.

This word in other languages

chair(English)silla(Español)chaise(Français)Stuhl(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acdeira
  • caddeira
  • cadeiar
  • cadeirra
  • caderia
  • cadiera
  • caedira
  • ccadeira
  • cdaeira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cadeira - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acdeira2caddeira1cadeiar2cadeirra1caderia2cadiera2caedira2ccadeira1
Edit distance from "cadeira"

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 "cadeira"?
"cadeira" is spelled C-A-D-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "cadeira" mean?
As a noun, "cadeira" means: objeto do mobiliário sobre o qual se assenta, normalmente composta por quatro pés, um assento e um encosto
What words are commonly confused with "cadeira"?
"cadeira" is commonly confused with "cadela", "caseiro", "caipira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cadeira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadeira" is /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadeira" come from?
"cadeira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

castelo#2,822aliança#2,816derrota#2,830supremo#2,807

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sentem9 variantsmarcar9 variantsprovar9 variantsanúncio9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list