calcinha

noun

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The verdict

“calcinha” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,810. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,810
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grupo composto por mulher (uma ou mais de uma), mulheres

Corpus desk

Index PT-calcinha · calcinha · Portuguese

calcinha · rank #9,810 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,810
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH bênção

Nearest frequency peer: bênção (-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 “calcinha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “calcinha” 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).

calcinha vs carrinha
75% similar
calcinha vs calcinhas
89% similar
calcinha vs cabecinha
78% similar

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

Key facts for calcinha
PropertyValue
Headwordcalcinha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,810
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “calcinha”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bênção” (#9,809), “choice” (#9,815), “bank” (#9,803). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “calcinha” fica em #9,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around calcinha, anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,810 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "grupo composto por mulher (uma ou mais de uma), mulheres".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for calcinha, with forms such as "aclcinha", "caclinha", and "calccinha". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "carrinha", "calcinhas", "cabecinha", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is calcinha, spelled C-A-L-C-I-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    grupo composto por mulher (uma ou mais de uma), mulheres

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ali nos trêilers de trás estacinados só tem calcinha, sendo ou não uma convenção lébisca, eu estou extasiada.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aclcinha
  • caclinha
  • calccinha
  • calcihna
  • calcinah
  • calcinhha
  • calcinnha
  • calcniha
  • calicnha
  • callcinha
  • ccalcinha
  • clacinha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aclcinha2caclinha2calccinha1calcihna2calcinah2calcinhha1calcinnha1calcniha2
Edit distance from "calcinha"

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 "calcinha"?
"calcinha" is spelled C-A-L-C-I-N-H-A.
What does "calcinha" mean?
As a noun, "calcinha" means: grupo composto por mulher (uma ou mais de uma), mulheres
What words are commonly confused with "calcinha"?
"calcinha" is commonly confused with "carrinha", "calcinhas", "cabecinha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "calcinha" come from?
"calcinha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

connosco#9,823veterano#9,777examinar#9,844holandês#9,859

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

aceitável12 variantsecológico12 variantsWikipédia12 variantsinstável12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list