cadinho

/kɐ.ˈdi.ɲu/

//kɐ.ˈdi.ɲu// noun

The verdict

“cadinho” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #51,490 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#51,490
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - recipiente em forma de pote, normalmente com características refratárias, resistente a temperaturas elevadas, no qual são fundidos materiais a altas temperaturas

Key facts for cadinho
PropertyValue
Headwordcadinho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈdi.ɲu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cadinho” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cadinho lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cadinho is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ˈdi.ɲu/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,490 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cadinho, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cadinho, spelled C-A-D-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    recipiente em forma de pote, normalmente com características refratárias, resistente a temperaturas elevadas, no qual são fundidos materiais a altas temperaturas
  2. 2
    pequeno bocado, pouquinho

Synonyms

crisol

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 "cadinho"?
"cadinho" is spelled C-A-D-I-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈdi.ɲu/.
What does "cadinho" mean?
As a noun, "cadinho" means: recipiente em forma de pote, normalmente com características refratárias, resistente a temperaturas elevadas, no qual são fundidos materiais a altas temperaturas
How do you pronounce "cadinho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadinho" is /kɐ.ˈdi.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadinho" come from?
"cadinho" 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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Using “cadinho”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-D-I-N-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐ.ˈdi.ɲu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list