cardar

/kɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/

//kɐɾ.ˈdaɾ// verb

The verdict

“cardar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - destrinçar, desenredar ou pentear (lã, algodão, linho ou qualquer filaça)

Corpus desk

Index PT-cardar · cardar · Portuguese

cardar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for cardar
PropertyValue
Headwordcardar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cardar” em português

cardarnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cardar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for cardar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 cardar, spelled C-A-R-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    destrinçar, desenredar ou pentear (lã, algodão, linho ou qualquer filaça)
  2. 2
    passar as fibras ou fios na carda

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cardar"?
"cardar" is spelled C-A-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/.
What does "cardar" mean?
As a verb, "cardar" means: destrinçar, desenredar ou pentear (lã, algodão, linho ou qualquer filaça)
How do you pronounce "cardar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cardar" is /kɐɾ.ˈdaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cardar" come from?
"cardar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list