cântaro

/ˈkɐ̃.tɐ.ɾu/

//ˈkɐ̃.tɐ.ɾu// noun

The verdict

“cântaro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,477 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,477
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vasilha grande e bojuda para líquidos

Corpus desk

Index PT-cantaro · cântaro · Portuguese

cântaro · rank #85,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,477
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH curro

Nearest frequency peer: curro (-5 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 “cântaro”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cântaro
PropertyValue
Headwordcântaro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɐ̃.tɐ.ɾu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cântaro” em português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “curro” (#85,472), “cumbia” (#85,470), “debilitar” (#85,485). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cântaro” fica em #85,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cântaro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,477 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɐ̃.tɐ.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cântaro doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 cântaro, spelled C-Â-N-T-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vasilha grande e bojuda para líquidos
  2. 2
    medida equivalente a meio almude

This word in other languages

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 "cântaro"?
"cântaro" is spelled C-Â-N-T-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɐ̃.tɐ.ɾu/.
What does "cântaro" mean?
As a noun, "cântaro" means: vasilha grande e bojuda para líquidos
How do you pronounce "cântaro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cântaro" is /ˈkɐ̃.tɐ.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cântaro" come from?
"cântaro" 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 "cântaro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list