carcaju
/kaʁ.kaˈʒu/ [kah.kaˈʒu]
The verdict
“carcaju” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - um mamífero da família dos mustelídeos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carcaju |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kaʁ.kaˈʒu/ [kah.kaˈʒu] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carcaju” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
carcaju is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kaʁ.kaˈʒu/ [kah.kaˈʒu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "um mamífero da família dos mustelídeos".
carcaju has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is carcaju, spelled C-A-R-C-A-J-U.
Definition
- 1um mamífero da família dos mustelídeos
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “carcaju”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-R-C-A-J-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kaʁ.kaˈʒu/ [kah.kaˈʒu] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.