candomblé

//kɐ̃.dõ.ˈblɛ// noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,522

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

candomblé is aPortuguesenoun. It means: religião afro-brasileira que cultua um deus supremo e diversas outras divindades Pronounced /kɐ̃.dõ.ˈblɛ/.

Key facts for candomblé
PropertyValue
Headwordcandomblé
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ̃.dõ.ˈblɛ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,522
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of candomblé in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for candomblé is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ̃.dõ.ˈblɛ/. Corpus data places it at rank #15,522 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 candomblé, with forms such as "acndomblé", "cadnomblé", and "canddomblé". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is candomblé, spelled C-A-N-D-O-M-B-L-É, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    religião afro-brasileira que cultua um deus supremo e diversas outras divindades
  2. 2
    crenças influenciadas ou derivadas do candomblé

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acndomblé,cadnomblé,canddomblé,candmoblé,candobmlé,candombblé,candombllé,candombél,candomlbé,candommblé,canndomblé,canodmblé,ccandomblé,cnadomblé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for candomblé

Misspelling Variants of "candomblé"

acndomblé9cadnomblé9canddomblé10candmoblé9candobmlé9candombblé10candombllé10candombél9
Misspelling Variants of "candomblé"

Frequency rank: #15,522 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "candomblé"?
"candomblé" is spelled C-A-N-D-O-M-B-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ̃.dõ.ˈblɛ/.
What does "candomblé" mean?
As a noun, "candomblé" means: religião afro-brasileira que cultua um deus supremo e diversas outras divindades
What are common misspellings of "candomblé"?
Common misspellings include "acndomblé", "cadnomblé", "canddomblé", "candmoblé", "candobmlé". The correct spelling is "candomblé".
How do you pronounce "candomblé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "candomblé" is /kɐ̃.dõ.ˈblɛ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "candomblé" come from?
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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.