caldeirão

Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/

/Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais// adj

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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
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que faz, vende ou trata com caldeiros ou caldeiras

Corpus desk

Index PT-caldeirao · caldeirão · Portuguese

caldeirão · rank #15,038 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,038
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cagar

Nearest frequency peer: cagar (-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 “caldeirão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caldeirão” 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).

caldeirão vs cadeira
67% similar
caldeirão vs caldeira
78% similar

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

Key facts for caldeirão
PropertyValue
Headwordcaldeirão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPADo masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,038
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “caldeirão”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).caldeirãocai 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 “cagar” (#15,037), “bug” (#15,035), “bravura” (#15,034). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caldeirão” fica em #15,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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 2,140 “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

  1. 1
    que 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.

acldeirão2cadleirão2calddeirão1caldeiroã2caldeirrão1caldeiãro2calderião2caldierão2
Edit distance from "caldeirão"

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 "caldeirão"?
"caldeirão" is spelled C-A-L-D-E-I-R-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/.
What does "caldeirão" mean?
As an adjective, "caldeirão" means: que faz, vende ou trata com caldeiros ou caldeiras
What words are commonly confused with "caldeirão"?
"caldeirão" is commonly confused with "cadeira", "caldeira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caldeirão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caldeirão" is Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caldeirão" come from?
"caldeirão" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

bacharel12 variantsiluminado12 variantsilustrar12 variantspenetrar12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list