calha
/ˈka.ʎɐ/
The verdict
“calha” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #30,453 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,453
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - amarelinha
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 | calha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈka.ʎɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #30,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “calha” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for calha is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈka.ʎɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,453 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for calha, with forms such as "aclha", "cahla", and "calah". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chá", "clã", "casa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is calha, spelled C-A-L-H-A.
Definition
- 1amarelinha
- 2caminho estreito sobre o qual passam as rodas de bondes, trens, etc
- 3canal em que algo desliza
- 4canalete fechado ou aberto, geralmente de metal, criado para passagem de materiais líquidos ou sólidos
- 5cano através do qual as águas dos telhados escoam
- 6entalha para os componentes de rolamentos, sejam esferas ou rolos
- 7abertura estreita no palco usada para levar os cenários para o porão
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aclha,cahla,calah,calhha,callha,ccalha,claha
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of calha - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “calha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-L-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈka.ʎɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “chá” - see the side-by-side comparison. calha vs chá
- 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.