cartel
/kɐɾ.ˈtɛɫ/
The verdict
“cartel” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,150 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,150
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - acordo comercial entre empresas para estabelecerem monopólio, distribuindo entre si os mercados e determinando os preços
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cartel |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐɾ.ˈtɛɫ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,150 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cartel” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cartel is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐɾ.ˈtɛɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,150 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cartel, with forms such as "acrtel", "caretl", and "carrtel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cruel", "curte", "cordel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cartel, spelled C-A-R-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1acordo comercial entre empresas para estabelecerem monopólio, distribuindo entre si os mercados e determinando os preços
- 2acordo entre chefes militares em guerra sobre medidas de interesse recíproco, principalmente a suspensão de armas ou a troca de prisioneiros
- 3carta que se envia para desafiar alguém
- 4listagem de títulos, premiações etc. de uma pessoa, uma instituição ou uma obra
- 5anúncio, cartaz
- 6anúncio público
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acrtel,caretl,carrtel,cartell,cartle,carttel,catrel,ccartel,cratel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cartel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “cartel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-R-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐɾ.ˈtɛɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cruel” - see the side-by-side comparison. cartel vs cruel
- 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.