canastrão

/ka.nas.ˈtɾãw/

//ka.nas.ˈtɾãw// noun

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The verdict

“canastrão” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #80,208 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,208
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ator ruim

Corpus desk

Index PT-canastrao · canastrão · Portuguese

canastrão · rank #80,208 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,208
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH camafeu

Nearest frequency peer: camafeu (-4 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “canastrão”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “canastrão” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for canastrão
PropertyValue
Headwordcanastrão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.nas.ˈtɾãw/
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,208
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “canastrão” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.canastrãocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “camafeu” (#80,204), “caldeirada” (#80,200), “bufão” (#80,190). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “canastrão” fica em #80,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

canastrão is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #80,208 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ka.nas.ˈtɾãw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

canastrão doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is canastrão, spelled C-A-N-A-S-T-R-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ator ruim
  2. 2
    canastra grande

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 "canastrão"?
"canastrão" is spelled C-A-N-A-S-T-R-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.nas.ˈtɾãw/.
What does "canastrão" mean?
As a noun, "canastrão" means: ator ruim
How do you pronounce "canastrão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "canastrão" is /ka.nas.ˈtɾãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "canastrão" come from?
"canastrão" 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 "canastrão", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chinchila#80,232bairrista#80,155assertivo#80,138velódromo#80,037

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list