cânhamo

/ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu/

//ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu// noun

The verdict

“cânhamo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,774
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - planta canabínea cujos abundantes filamentos servem para tecidos

Corpus desk

Index PT-canhamo · cânhamo · Portuguese

cânhamo · rank #46,774 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,774
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cuidador

Nearest frequency peer: cuidador (-3 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 “cânhamo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cânhamo” 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).

cânhamo vs chamo
71% similar
cânhamo vs canhão
57% similar
cânhamo vs cantão
43% similar

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

Key facts for cânhamo
PropertyValue
Headwordcânhamo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,774
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cânhamo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cânhamocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cuidador” (#46,771), “Cristóbal” (#46,769), “cosmologia” (#46,767). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cânhamo” fica em #46,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cânhamo (IPA /ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,774 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cânhamo, with forms such as "ccânhamo", "cnâhamo", and "câhnamo". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "chamo", "canhão", "cantão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is cânhamo, spelled C-Â-N-H-A-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    planta canabínea cujos abundantes filamentos servem para tecidos
  2. 2
    fios ou pano de cânhamo
  3. 3
    designação de várias outras plantas filamentosas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. alcaneve, cânamo, cânave, câneve, canhametra, chambo, liamba, linho, riamba, soruma

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccânhamo
  • cnâhamo
  • câhnamo
  • cânahmo
  • cânhammo
  • cânhaom
  • cânhhamo
  • cânhmao
  • cânnhamo
  • âcnhamo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cânhamo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccânhamo1cnâhamo2câhnamo2cânahmo2cânhammo1cânhaom2cânhhamo1cânhmao2
Edit distance from "cânhamo"

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 "cânhamo"?
"cânhamo" is spelled C-Â-N-H-A-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu/.
What does "cânhamo" mean?
As a noun, "cânhamo" means: planta canabínea cujos abundantes filamentos servem para tecidos
What words are commonly confused with "cânhamo"?
"cânhamo" is commonly confused with "chamo", "canhão", "cantão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cânhamo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cânhamo" is /ˈkɐ.ɲɐ.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cânhamo" come from?
"cânhamo" 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 "cânhamo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list