call

/kɔl/

//kɔl// noun

The verdict

“call” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #6,036) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#6,036
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chamada telefônica

Corpus desk

Index PT-call · call · Portuguese

call · rank #6,036 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,036
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH blue

Nearest frequency peer: blue (-2 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “call”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “call” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

call vs cão
25% similar
call vs can
50% similar
call vs cap
50% similar

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

Key facts for call
PropertyValue
Headwordcall
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɔl/
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,036
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “call”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).callcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “blue” (#6,034), “beta” (#6,033), “bancada” (#6,032). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “call” fica em #6,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for call is neighbouring look-alikes ("cão", "can", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /kɔl/. Frequency #6,036 among 2,140 “C” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for call, with forms such as "acll", "ccall", and "clal". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cão", "can", "cap", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is call, spelled C-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    chamada telefônica
  2. 2
    chamado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acll
  • ccall
  • clal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of call - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acll2ccall1clal2
Edit distance from "call"

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 "call"?
"call" is spelled C-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is /kɔl/.
What does "call" mean?
As a noun, "call" means: chamada telefônica
What words are commonly confused with "call"?
"call" is commonly confused with "cão", "can", "cap". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "call"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "call" is /kɔl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "call" come from?
"call" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list