cantaria

//kɐ̃.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,054

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

cantaria is aPortuguesenoun. It means: tipo de pedra lavrada própria para construções Pronounced /kɐ̃.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Often confused with cantata and cantar.

Key facts for cantaria
PropertyValue
Headwordcantaria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ̃.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,054
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cantaria is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ̃.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,054 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for cantaria, with forms such as "acntaria", "canatria", and "canntaria". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cantata", "cantar", "cantada", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 cantaria, spelled C-A-N-T-A-R-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo de pedra lavrada própria para construções
  2. 2
    arte, ofício da pedra, trabalho dos canteiros

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acntaria,canatria,canntaria,cantaira,cantarai,cantarria,cantraia,canttaria,catnaria,ccantaria,cnataria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cantaria

Misspelling Variants of "cantaria"

acntaria8canatria8canntaria9cantaira8cantarai8cantarria9cantraia8canttaria9
Misspelling Variants of "cantaria"

Frequency rank: #35,054 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cantaria"?
"cantaria" is spelled C-A-N-T-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ̃.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/.
What does "cantaria" mean?
As a noun, "cantaria" means: tipo de pedra lavrada própria para construções
What words are commonly confused with "cantaria"?
"cantaria" is commonly confused with "cantata", "cantar", "cantada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cantaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cantaria" is /kɐ̃.tɐ.ˈɾi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cantaria" come from?
"cantaria" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.