campanário

/kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾi.u/ [kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾju/ (coloquial)

//kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾi.u/ [kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾju/ (coloquial)/ noun

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The verdict

“campanário” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #46,718 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#46,718
frequency rank, Portuguese
10
letters
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - construção de alvenaria ou estrutura de madeira na qual os sinos são suspensos e que geralmente é erguida acima de uma igreja, em torre própria; o espaço dos sinos nessa torre, com aberturas

Key facts for campanário
PropertyValue
Headwordcampanário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾi.u/ [kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾju/ (coloquial)
Letters10
Frequency rank#46,718
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “campanário” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). campanário lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for campanário is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾi.u/ [kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾju/ (coloquial). Corpus data places it at rank #46,718 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for campanário, with forms such as "acmpanário", "camapnário", and "cammpanário". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is campanário, spelled C-A-M-P-A-N-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    construção de alvenaria ou estrutura de madeira na qual os sinos são suspensos e que geralmente é erguida acima de uma igreja, em torre própria; o espaço dos sinos nessa torre, com aberturas
  2. 2
    construção simples ou torre erguida para abrigar sinos, independente de outro edifício ou anexo a ele
  3. 3
    freguesia ou aldeia onde a igreja local possua um campanário
  4. 4
    a freguesia, lugar pequeno, aldeia, vilarejo
  5. 5
    tipo de acampamento vocacional para jovens

This word in other languages

belfry(English)campanario(Español)clocher(Français)Glockenturm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acmpanário,camapnário,cammpanário,campannário,campanráio,campanáiro,campanároi,campanárrio,campaánrio,campnaário,camppanário,capmanário,ccampanário,cmapanário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acmpanário2camapnário2cammpanário1campannário1campanráio2campanáiro2campanároi2campanárrio1
Edit distance from "campanário"

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 "campanário"?
"campanário" is spelled C-A-M-P-A-N-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾi.u/ [kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾju/ (coloquial).
What does "campanário" mean?
As a noun, "campanário" means: construção de alvenaria ou estrutura de madeira na qual os sinos são suspensos e que geralmente é erguida acima de uma igreja, em torre própria; o espaço dos sinos nessa torre, com aberturas
What are common misspellings of "campanário"?
Common misspellings include "acmpanário", "camapnário", "cammpanário", "campannário", "campanráio". The correct spelling is "campanário".
How do you pronounce "campanário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "campanário" is /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾi.u/ [kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾju/ (coloquial). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "campanário" come from?
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Using “campanário”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-M-P-A-N-Á-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾi.u/ [kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾɪ.u], AFI: /kɐ̃.paˈna.ɾju/ (coloquial) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list