calcanhar
Portuguese, noun/kaw.kɐ̃ˈɲaʁ/
calcanhar is spelled C-A-L-C-A-N-H-A-R (9 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,592nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calcanhar is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “heel (part of the foot)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte posterior do pé do homem”.
What does calcanhar mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineheel (part of the foot)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte posterior do pé do homem 2. parte da meia ou do calçado que corresponde ao calcanhar 3. salto de calçado; tacão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calcanhar
- calcanhares plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calcanhar?
- Brazil /kaw.kɐ̃ˈɲaʁ/
- Brazil [kaʊ̯.kɐ̃ˈj̃ah]
- /kaw.kɐ̃ˈɲaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calcanhar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calcanhar in Portuguese?
calcanhar appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).