calafrio

noun

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The verdict

“calafrio” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,764. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,764
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contração involuntária de músculos somáticos

Corpus desk

Index PT-calafrio · calafrio · Portuguese

calafrio · rank #47,764 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,764
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH báltico

Nearest frequency peer: báltico (-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 “calafrio”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “calafrio” 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).

calafrio vs calvário
75% similar

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

Key facts for calafrio
PropertyValue
Headwordcalafrio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,764
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “calafrio”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.calafriocai 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 “báltico” (#47,762), “breathe” (#47,760), “carnívoro” (#47,769). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “calafrio” fica em #47,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around calafrio, anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,764 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "contração involuntária de músculos somáticos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for calafrio, with forms such as "aclafrio", "caalfrio", and "calaffrio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "calvário", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is calafrio, spelled C-A-L-A-F-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    contração involuntária de músculos somáticos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A terceira mudança pode causar calafrio aos estudantes.

Synonyms

arrepio

This word in other languages

shiver(English)escalofríos(Español)frisson(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclafrio
  • caalfrio
  • calaffrio
  • calafiro
  • calafroi
  • calafrrio
  • calarfio
  • calfario
  • callafrio
  • ccalafrio
  • claafrio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aclafrio2caalfrio2calaffrio1calafiro2calafroi2calafrrio1calarfio2calfario2
Edit distance from "calafrio"

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 "calafrio"?
"calafrio" is spelled C-A-L-A-F-R-I-O.
What does "calafrio" mean?
As a noun, "calafrio" means: contração involuntária de músculos somáticos
What words are commonly confused with "calafrio"?
"calafrio" is commonly confused with "calvário". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "calafrio" come from?
"calafrio" 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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cavalete#47,774cinéfilo#47,785claustro#47,788assobiar#47,736

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

arrendado11 variantsacentuar11 variantsexigível11 variantsexonerar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list