cardo
/ˈkaɾ.du/
The verdict
“cardo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,020 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,020
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome dado a diversas espécies de plantas com espinhos nas folhas, no caule e/ou nas inflorescências; a maioria das espécies é da família das asteráceas (Asteraceae)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cardo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkaɾ.du/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62,020 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cardo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cardo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,020 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkaɾ.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nome dado a diversas espécies de plantas com espinhos nas folhas, no caule e/ou nas inflorescências; a maioria das espécies é da família das asteráceas (Asteraceae)".
No misspelling variants are generated for cardo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 cardo, spelled C-A-R-D-O.
Definition
- 1nome dado a diversas espécies de plantas com espinhos nas folhas, no caule e/ou nas inflorescências; a maioria das espécies é da família das asteráceas (Asteraceae)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cardo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-R-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkaɾ.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.