caraleo
The verdict
“caraleo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caralho
Corpus desk
Index PT-caraleo · caraleo · Portuguese
caraleo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caraleo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “caraleo” em português
Rare enough to double-check
caraleo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "caralho".
No misspelling variants are generated for caraleo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is caraleo, spelled C-A-R-A-L-E-O.
Definition
- 1caralho
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caraleo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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