caminhando

/kɐ.mɪ.ˈɲãⁿ.dʊ/

//kɐ.mɪ.ˈɲãⁿ.dʊ// verb

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The verdict

“caminhando” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,438
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gerúndio do verbo caminhar

Corpus desk

Index PT-caminhando · caminhando · Portuguese

caminhando · rank #8,438 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,438
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH bruxa

Nearest frequency peer: bruxa (-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 “caminhando”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caminhando” 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).

caminhando vs caminhão
70% similar
caminhando vs caminhada
80% similar

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

Key facts for caminhando
PropertyValue
Headwordcaminhando
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɐ.mɪ.ˈɲãⁿ.dʊ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,438
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “caminhando”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.caminhandocai 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 “bruxa” (#8,437), “cancelamento” (#8,439), “cerrado” (#8,441). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caminhando” fica em #8,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around caminhando (IPA /kɐ.mɪ.ˈɲãⁿ.dʊ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,438 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gerúndio do verbo caminhar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for caminhando, with forms such as "acminhando", "caimnhando", and "camihnando". 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, "caminhão", "caminhada", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is caminhando, spelled C-A-M-I-N-H-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    gerúndio do verbo caminhar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acminhando
  • caimnhando
  • camihnando
  • caminahndo
  • caminhadno
  • caminhanddo
  • caminhanndo
  • caminhanod
  • caminhhando
  • caminhnado
  • caminnhando
  • camminhando
  • camnihando
  • ccaminhando
  • cmainhando

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caminhando - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acminhando2caimnhando2camihnando2caminahndo2caminhadno2caminhanddo1caminhanndo1caminhanod2
Edit distance from "caminhando"

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 "caminhando"?
"caminhando" is spelled C-A-M-I-N-H-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.mɪ.ˈɲãⁿ.dʊ/.
What does "caminhando" mean?
As a verb, "caminhando" means: gerúndio do verbo caminhar
What words are commonly confused with "caminhando"?
"caminhando" is commonly confused with "caminhão", "caminhada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caminhando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caminhando" is /kɐ.mɪ.ˈɲãⁿ.dʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caminhando" come from?
"caminhando" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list