# cardeal

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /kɐɾ.ˈdjaɫ/ · frequency rank #9,969

## Definitions
1. essencial, fundamental
2. qualidade atribuída a cada um dos quatro pontos principais da "Rosa dos Ventos": norte, sul, leste e oeste

## Easily confused with
- **cartel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cardeal-vs-cartel)
- **cordel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cardeal-vs-cordel)
- **cereal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cardeal-vs-cereal)
- **carnal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cardeal-vs-carnal)
- **caudal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cardeal-vs-caudal)
- **cordial** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cardeal-vs-cordial)
- **cardinal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cardeal-vs-cardinal)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acrdeal`, `cadreal`, `cardael`, `carddeal`, `cardeall`, `cardela`, `caredal`, `carrdeal`, `ccardeal`, `cradeal`

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