canal

noun

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The verdict

“canal” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#736
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meio usado para transportar uma mensagem do emissor ao receptor

Corpus desk

Index PT-canal · canal · Portuguese

canal · rank #736 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #736
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Carlos

Nearest frequency peer: Carlos (+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 “canal”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “canal” 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).

canal vs casa
60% similar
canal vs cara
60% similar
canal vs cena
60% similar

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

Key facts for canal
PropertyValue
Headwordcanal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#736
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “canal”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).canalcai 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 “Carlos” (#737), “B” (#734), “comunicação” (#738). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “canal” fica em #736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around canal, anoun. Corpus frequency is #736 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for canal, with forms such as "acnal", "caanl", and "canall". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "casa", "cara", "cena", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is canal, spelled C-A-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    meio usado para transportar uma mensagem do emissor ao receptor
  2. 2
    faixa do espectro de radio-frequência com largura de 6 MHz utilizado para difusão de sinais de TV
  3. 3
    vala artificial, que pode ou não estar revestida de material que lhe dê sustentação e que se destina à passagem da água
  4. 4
    tubo por onde passam gases e líquidos
  5. 5
    leito de rio
  6. 6
    local onde duas margens opostas do mar são próximas
  7. 7
    meio de se conseguir algo
  8. 8
    tratamento dentário que consiste na retirada da polpa do dente, que é um tecido encontrado em sua parte interna
  9. 9
    caminho do gado, da rês

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ao dizermos "alô" ao telefone, estamos testando o canal de comunicação.
  2. A programação da TV estava tão ruim que eu fiquei assistindo ao canal da meteorologia.

Synonyms

bóroa

This word in other languages

channel(English)canal(Español)canal(Français)Kanal(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acnal
  • caanl
  • canall
  • canla
  • cannal
  • ccanal
  • cnaal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acnal2caanl2canall1canla2cannal1ccanal1cnaal2
Edit distance from "canal"

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 "canal"?
"canal" is spelled C-A-N-A-L.
What does "canal" mean?
As a noun, "canal" means: meio usado para transportar uma mensagem do emissor ao receptor
What words are commonly confused with "canal"?
"canal" is commonly confused with "casa", "cara", "cena". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "canal" come from?
"canal" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feita#741pegar#744chefe#752comer#753

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

morrer7 variantspedir7 variantsabaixo7 variantstrata7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list