caminhão

/kä.mi.ˈɲə̃w/

//kä.mi.ˈɲə̃w// noun

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The verdict

“caminhão” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,127
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - carro grande geralmente utilizado no transporte de cargas; camião

Corpus desk

Index PT-caminhao · caminhão · Portuguese

caminhão · rank #4,127 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,127
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH caos

Nearest frequency peer: caos (+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 “caminhão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caminhão” 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).

caminhão vs canhão
75% similar
caminhão vs caminho
88% similar
caminhão vs carinho
75% similar

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

Key facts for caminhão
PropertyValue
Headwordcaminhão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kä.mi.ˈɲə̃w/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,127
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “caminhão”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.caminhãocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “caos” (#4,128), “amostra” (#4,121), “adaptação” (#4,118). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caminhão” fica em #4,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around caminhão (IPA /kä.mi.ˈɲə̃w/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,127 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "carro grande geralmente utilizado no transporte de cargas; camião".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for caminhão, with forms such as "acminhão", "caimnhão", and "camihnão". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "canhão", "caminho", "carinho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is caminhão, spelled C-A-M-I-N-H-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    carro grande geralmente utilizado no transporte de cargas; camião

Synonyms

camião

This word in other languages

truck(English)camión(Español)camion(Français)Lastkraftwagen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acminhão
  • caimnhão
  • camihnão
  • caminhhão
  • caminhoã
  • caminnhão
  • caminãho
  • camminhão
  • camnihão
  • ccaminhão
  • cmainhão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caminhão - 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.

acminhão2caimnhão2camihnão2caminhhão1caminhoã2caminnhão1caminãho2camminhão1
Edit distance from "caminhão"

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 "caminhão"?
"caminhão" is spelled C-A-M-I-N-H-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kä.mi.ˈɲə̃w/.
What does "caminhão" mean?
As a noun, "caminhão" means: carro grande geralmente utilizado no transporte de cargas; camião
What words are commonly confused with "caminhão"?
"caminhão" is commonly confused with "canhão", "caminho", "carinho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "caminhão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caminhão" is /kä.mi.ˈɲə̃w/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caminhão" come from?
"caminhão" 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 "caminhão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

uniforme#4,115suspeita#4,112satélite#4,110envolver#4,147

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

adaptação11 variantsreflexão11 variantsPrestes11 variantsprender11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list