calva
/ˈkaɫ.vɐ/
The verdict
“calva” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,366 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,366
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - porção do couro cabeludo onde os cabelos deixaram de crescer
Corpus desk
Index PT-calva · calva · Portuguese
calva · rank #75,366 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,366
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH cagaço
Nearest frequency peer: cagaço (-4 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “calva”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- breed
breed
24,652 corpus weight
- breque
breque
24,651 corpus weight
- cagaço
cagaço
24,639 corpus weight
- calva
calva
24,635 corpus weight
- capoeirista
capoeirista
24,626 corpus weight
- catinga
catinga
24,619 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “calva” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | calva |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkaɫ.vɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,366 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “calva” em português
Rare enough to double-check
calva is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,366 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkaɫ.vɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for calva in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 calva, spelled C-A-L-V-A.
Definition
- 1porção do couro cabeludo onde os cabelos deixaram de crescer
- 2porção de pele de animal ou de tecido da qual caíram os pelos ou fios que a cobriam
- 3parte de um terreno mais elevado e sem vegetação
- 4culpas, defeitos
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how calva appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pôr a calva de alguém à mostra.
Synonyms
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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