caneco
/kɐ.ˈnɛ.ku/
The verdict
“caneco” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #37,218 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,218
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - caneca alta e estreita
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caneco |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐ.ˈnɛ.ku/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #37,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caneco” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for caneco is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ˈnɛ.ku/. Corpus data places it at rank #37,218 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for caneco, with forms such as "acneco", "caenco", and "canceo". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cano", "cinco", "canto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is caneco, spelled C-A-N-E-C-O.
Definition
- 1caneca alta e estreita
- 2utensílio de cozinha para preparo por fervura que é similar a uma caneca grande e que tem uma alça à maneira de cabo projetado curtamente na horizontal e daí curvado para baixo
- 3espécie de barril
- 4o mesmo que penante, chapéu alto
- 5objeto comumente alto e estreito e com asas comemorativo de uma vitória que recebe aquele que venceu uma disputa
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acneco,caenco,canceo,canecco,caneoc,canneco,ccaneco,cnaeco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of caneco - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “caneco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-N-E-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐ.ˈnɛ.ku/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cano” - see the side-by-side comparison. caneco vs cano
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.