cálculo

noun

The verdict

“cálculo” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #5,724 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,724
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: operação aritmética, tal como soma, subtração, multiplicação ou divisão

Key facts for cálculo
PropertyValue
Headwordcálculo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,724
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cálculo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cálculo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cálculo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #5,724 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cálculo, with forms such as "ccálculo", "cláculo", and "cáclulo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "casulo", "círculo", "cálcio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is cálculo, spelled C-Á-L-C-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    operação aritmética, tal como soma, subtração, multiplicação ou divisão
  2. 2
    processo envolvendo diversas operações artiméticas
  3. 3
    avaliação
  4. 4
    nome vulgar da disciplina ensinada no início de cursos de ciências exatas, tais como Física, Engenharia ou Química; é uma contração, pois o nome completo é Cálculo Diferencial e Integral, por exemplo
  5. 5
    estimação de custos e lucros em atividades financeiras
  6. 6
    concreção em reservatórios e ductos orgânicos
  7. 7
    cobiça

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccálculo,cláculo,cáclulo,cálcculo,cálcluo,cálcullo,cálcuol,cállculo,cáluclo,áclculo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cálculo — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "cálculo"

ccálculo1cláculo2cáclulo2cálcculo1cálcluo2cálcullo1cálcuol2cállculo1
Edit distance from "cálculo"

Frequency rank: #5,724 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cálculo"?
"cálculo" is spelled C-Á-L-C-U-L-O.
What does "cálculo" mean?
As a noun, "cálculo" means: operação aritmética, tal como soma, subtração, multiplicação ou divisão
What words are commonly confused with "cálculo"?
"cálculo" is commonly confused with "casulo", "círculo", "cálcio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cálculo" come from?
"cálculo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “cálculo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-Á-L-C-U-L-O — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “casulo” — see the side-by-side comparison. cálculo vs casulo
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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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.