cadela

/kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/

//kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“cadela” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,142
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão

Corpus desk

Index PT-cadela · cadela · Portuguese

cadela · rank #10,142 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,142
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH bobagem

Nearest frequency peer: bobagem (-1 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 “cadela”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cadela” 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).

cadela vs cela
67% similar
cadela vs camel
67% similar
cadela vs caneta
67% similar

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

Key facts for cadela
PropertyValue
Headwordcadela
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,142
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cadela”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cadelacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bobagem” (#10,141), “biscoito” (#10,140), “cebola” (#10,144). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cadela” fica em #10,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cadela (IPA /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,142 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão
  2. 2
    mulher de comportamento repreensível
  3. 3
    prostituta
  4. 4
    alguém que se submete a outrem e que vai em seu auxílio, ajuda, apoio

This word in other languages

bitch(English)chienne(Français)Hündin(Deutsch)

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.

acdela2caddela1cadeal2cadella1cadlea2caedla2ccadela1cdaela2
Edit distance from "cadela"

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 "cadela"?
"cadela" is spelled C-A-D-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/.
What does "cadela" mean?
As a noun, "cadela" means: animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão
What words are commonly confused with "cadela"?
"cadela" is commonly confused with "cela", "camel", "caneta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cadela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadela" is /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadela" come from?
"cadela" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cebola#10,144cheque#10,149aperto#10,129agulha#10,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Cyrus8 variantsachado8 variantsabismo8 variantsxícara8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list