cadela
/kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/
The verdict
“cadela” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,142 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,142
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cadela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #10,142 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cadela” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cadela is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,142 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cadela, with forms such as "acdela", "caddela", and "cadeal". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cela", "camel", "caneta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cadela, spelled C-A-D-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão
- 2mulher de comportamento repreensível
- 3prostituta
- 4alguém que se submete a outrem e que vai em seu auxílio, ajuda, apoio
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acdela,caddela,cadeal,cadella,cadlea,caedla,ccadela,cdaela
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cadela - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “cadela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-D-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cela” - see the side-by-side comparison. cadela vs cela
- 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.