cálido
/ˈka.li.du/
The verdict
“cálido” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,613 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,613
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - quente, ardente
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cálido |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈka.li.du/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #98,613 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cálido” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cálido is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,613 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈka.li.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cálido, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cálido, spelled C-Á-L-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1quente, ardente
- 2que demonstra um entusiasmo excessivo; que expressa uma paixão intensa; ardente.
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 “cálido”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-Á-L-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈka.li.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.