calço
/ˈkaɫ.su/
The verdict
“calço” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #54,828 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #54,828
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pedra, cunha, pedaço de madeira ou de outra substância que se põe debaixo de um objeto, para o firmar ou para o elevar, ou para o nivelar
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calço |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkaɫ.su/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,828 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calço” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for calço is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkaɫ.su/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,828 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for calço, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is calço, spelled C-A-L-Ç-O.
Definition
- 1pedra, cunha, pedaço de madeira ou de outra substância que se põe debaixo de um objeto, para o firmar ou para o elevar, ou para o nivelar
- 2socalco; leira em socalco; socalco de forma arredondada em volta de uma oliveira que medra em encosta
- 3no arado tradicional, peça de madeira entre as suas varas
- 4trempe
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.
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Using “calço”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-L-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkaɫ.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.