# cantiga

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /kɐ̃.ˈti.ɡɐ/ · frequency rank #38,167

## Definitions
1. canto popular
2. poesia cantada em qualquer ária
3. história pouco verosímil
4. história contada com o intuito de enganar
5. lérias

## Easily confused with
- **Cátia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantiga-vs-catia)
- **contigo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantiga-vs-contigo)
- **castigo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantiga-vs-castigo)
- **cantina** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantiga-vs-cantina)
- **castigar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantiga-vs-castigar)
- **cantada** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantada-vs-cantiga)
- **cantata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantata-vs-cantiga)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acntiga`, `canitga`, `canntiga`, `cantgia`, `cantiag`, `cantigga`, `canttiga`, `catniga`, `ccantiga`, `cnatiga`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/cantiga