caminho

noun

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The verdict

“caminho” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #549. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#549
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - via de comunicação terrestre destinada principalmente ao trânsito rural

Corpus desk

Index PT-caminho · caminho · Portuguese

caminho · rank #549 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #549
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH amanhã

Nearest frequency peer: amanhã (-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 “caminho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “caminho” 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).

caminho vs casino
71% similar
caminho vs carinho
86% similar
caminho vs carrinho
75% similar

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

Key facts for caminho
PropertyValue
Headwordcaminho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#549
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “caminho”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).caminhocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “amanhã” (#548), “carro” (#550), “acha” (#547). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “caminho” fica em #549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around caminho, anoun. Corpus frequency is #549 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for caminho, with forms such as "acminho", "caimnho", and "camihno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "casino", "carinho", "carrinho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is caminho, spelled C-A-M-I-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    via de comunicação terrestre destinada principalmente ao trânsito rural
  2. 2
    extensão percorrida
  3. 3
    distância
  4. 4
    passagem
  5. 5
    direção que foi tomada
  6. 6
    possibilidade, via, meio

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caminho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Temos que olhar o caminho de todos esses governos que precederam ao atual.
  2. Governo anuncia que está retirando as acusações de corrupção contra Benazir, abrindo caminho para que a ex-primeira-ministra retorne do exílio.

This word in other languages

footpath(English)senda(Español)sentier(Français)Fußweg(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acminho
  • caimnho
  • camihno
  • caminhho
  • caminnho
  • caminoh
  • camminho
  • camniho
  • ccaminho
  • cmainho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caminho - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acminho2caimnho2camihno2caminhho1caminnho1caminoh2camminho1camniho2
Edit distance from "caminho"

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 "caminho"?
"caminho" is spelled C-A-M-I-N-H-O.
What does "caminho" mean?
As a noun, "caminho" means: via de comunicação terrestre destinada principalmente ao trânsito rural
What words are commonly confused with "caminho"?
"caminho" is commonly confused with "casino", "carinho", "carrinho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "caminho" come from?
"caminho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deveria#551energia#553questão#557período#540

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

partido10 variantscapital10 variantsmundial10 variantsconsigo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list