caldeirão
Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/
The verdict
“caldeirão” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,038. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,038
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que faz, vende ou trata com caldeiros ou caldeiras
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caldeirão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,038 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caldeirão” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around caldeirão (IPA Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,038 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que faz, vende ou trata com caldeiros ou caldeiras".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for caldeirão, with forms such as "acldeirão", "cadleirão", and "calddeirão". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cadeira", "caldeira", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is caldeirão, spelled C-A-L-D-E-I-R-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1que faz, vende ou trata com caldeiros ou caldeiras
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- acldeirão
- cadleirão
- calddeirão
- caldeiroã
- caldeirrão
- caldeiãro
- calderião
- caldierão
- caledirão
- calldeirão
- ccaldeirão
- cladeirão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caldeirão - 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.
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 “caldeirão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-L-D-E-I-R-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cadeira” - see the side-by-side comparison. caldeirão vs cadeira
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.