calçada

/kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/

//kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“calçada” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,160. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,160
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parte da rua destinada aos pedestres

Corpus desk

Index PT-calcada · calçada · Portuguese

calçada · rank #8,160 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,160
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH brutal

Nearest frequency peer: brutal (-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 “calçada”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “calçada” 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).

calçada vs calda
71% similar
calçada vs camada
71% similar
calçada vs Canada
57% similar

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

Key facts for calçada
PropertyValue
Headwordcalçada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,160
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “calçada”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).calçadacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “brutal” (#8,158), “brevemente” (#8,157), “carona” (#8,163). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “calçada” fica em #8,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around calçada (IPA /kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,160 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for calçada, with forms such as "aclçada", "calaçda", and "callçada". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "calda", "camada", "Canada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is calçada, spelled C-A-L-Ç-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    parte da rua destinada aos pedestres
  2. 2
    rua íngreme
  3. 3
    socalco

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A vala está cheia e a calçada continua arrebentada.

Synonyms

passeio

This word in other languages

pavement(English)vereda(Español)trottoir(Français)Bürgersteig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclçada
  • calaçda
  • callçada
  • calçaad
  • calçadda
  • calçdaa
  • caçlada
  • ccalçada
  • claçada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aclçada2calaçda2callçada1calçaad2calçadda1calçdaa2caçlada2ccalçada1
Edit distance from "calçada"

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 "calçada"?
"calçada" is spelled C-A-L-Ç-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/.
What does "calçada" mean?
As a noun, "calçada" means: parte da rua destinada aos pedestres
What words are commonly confused with "calçada"?
"calçada" is commonly confused with "calda", "camada", "Canada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "calçada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calçada" is /kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calçada" come from?
"calçada" 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 "calçada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cercado#8,164assédio#8,151entorno#8,187mineral#8,226

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

brutal9 variantscharme9 variantscruzar9 variantspostal9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list