cair

verb

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The verdict

“cair” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,522
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar queda

Corpus desk

Index PT-cair · cair · Portuguese

cair · rank #1,522 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,522
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH beber

Nearest frequency peer: beber (-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 “cair”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cair” 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).

cair vs ci
50% similar
cair vs cor
50% similar
cair vs cão
25% similar

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

Key facts for cair
PropertyValue
Headwordcair
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,522
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cair”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “beber” (#1,521), “campeonato” (#1,523), “aproximadamente” (#1,520). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cair” fica em #1,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cair, averb. Corpus frequency is #1,522 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cair, with forms such as "acir", "cairr", and "cari". 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, "ci", "cor", "cão", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cair, spelled C-A-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar queda
  2. 2
    ir ao chão
  3. 3
    desabar; tombar
  4. 4
    ir dar a
  5. 5
    dar sobre
  6. 6
    ser enganado
  7. 7
    sujeitar-se; praticar; chegar; acontecer
  8. 8
    depreciar-se
  9. 9
    reconsiderar
  10. 10
    passar a constar para efeito de processamento bancário de debitagem
  11. 11
    constar como crédito
  12. 12
    ter um certo grau de qualidade de beleza, algo, ao ser vestido

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Se o cheque cair e a conta estiver sem dinheiro vai ser dor de cabeça.
  2. O dinheiro já caiu na conta.

This word in other languages

fall(English)caer(Español)tomber(Français)fallen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acir
  • cairr
  • cari
  • ccair
  • ciar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cair - 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.

acir2cairr1cari2ccair1ciar2
Edit distance from "cair"

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 "cair"?
"cair" is spelled C-A-I-R.
What does "cair" mean?
As a verb, "cair" means: dar queda
What words are commonly confused with "cair"?
"cair" is commonly confused with "ci", "cor", "cão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cair" come from?
"cair" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

viva#1,516doce#1,532puta#1,506nove#1,500

Similar misspelling depth

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

opção5 variantsrosa5 variantsfoco5 variantsbebê5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list