carvalho

noun

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The verdict

“carvalho” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,616
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - árvore da família das fagáceas do gênero Quercus

Corpus desk

Index PT-carvalho · carvalho · Portuguese

carvalho · rank #2,616 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,616
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH black

Nearest frequency peer: black (-2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “carvalho”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “carvalho” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

carvalho vs cavalo
75% similar
carvalho vs carvão
63% similar
carvalho vs cascalho
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for carvalho
PropertyValue
Headwordcarvalho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,616
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “carvalho”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.carvalhocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “black” (#2,614), “barulho” (#2,613), “causar” (#2,619). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “carvalho” fica em #2,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around carvalho, anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,616 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "árvore da família das fagáceas do gênero Quercus".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for carvalho, with forms such as "acrvalho", "caravlho", and "carrvalho". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cavalo", "carvão", "cascalho", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is carvalho, spelled C-A-R-V-A-L-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    árvore da família das fagáceas do gênero Quercus

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how carvalho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O próprio Flannery se espanta ao registrar que, ultimamente, os botânicos põem os carvalhos mais ou menos ao lado dos pepinos.

This word in other languages

oak(English)roble(Español)chêne(Français)Eiche(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrvalho
  • caravlho
  • carrvalho
  • carvahlo
  • carvalhho
  • carvallho
  • carvaloh
  • carvlaho
  • carvvalho
  • cavralho
  • ccarvalho
  • cravalho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carvalho - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acrvalho2caravlho2carrvalho1carvahlo2carvalhho1carvallho1carvaloh2carvlaho2
Edit distance from "carvalho"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carvalho"?
"carvalho" is spelled C-A-R-V-A-L-H-O.
What does "carvalho" mean?
As a noun, "carvalho" means: árvore da família das fagáceas do gênero Quercus
What words are commonly confused with "carvalho"?
"carvalho" is commonly confused with "cavalo", "carvão", "cascalho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "carvalho" come from?
"carvalho" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "carvalho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Alexandre12 variantsdivulgar12 variantsentregar12 variantsutilização12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list