casamento

/kɐ.zɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/

//kɐ.zɐ.ˈmẽ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“casamento” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #800 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#800
frequency rank, Portuguese
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vínculo legal pelo qual duas pessoas se comprometem a ser parceiras formando um núcleo familiar, passando a ter direitos de propriedade e herança dos bens compartilhados; matrimônio

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

casamento vs chamamento
80% similar
casamento vs cabimento
78% similar

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

Key facts for casamento
PropertyValue
Headwordcasamento
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.zɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
Letters9
Frequency rank#800
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “casamento” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). casamento lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for casamento is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.zɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #800 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for casamento, with forms such as "acsamento", "caasmento", and "casaemnto". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "chamamento", "cabimento", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 casamento, spelled C-A-S-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vínculo legal pelo qual duas pessoas se comprometem a ser parceiras formando um núcleo familiar, passando a ter direitos de propriedade e herança dos bens compartilhados; matrimônio
  2. 2
    união de duas pessoas, geralmente de sexos opostos, consagrada por uma instituição religiosa, com o objetivo de formar uma família
  3. 3
    a cerimônia em que se celebra essa união
  4. 4
    acoplamento / união de duas ou mais peças técnicas da mesma categoria (ex.: porca, parafuso, arrelas, que são elementos de fixação) com objetivo de mantê-las temporariamente ou permanentemente unidas por atrelamento ou porção com objetivo meramente comparativo
  5. 5
    qualquer união

This word in other languages

marriage(English)matrimonio(Español)mariage(Français)Ehe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acsamento,caasmento,casaemnto,casamennto,casamenot,casamentto,casametno,casammento,casamneto,casmaento,cassamento,ccasamento,csaamento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of casamento - 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.

acsamento2caasmento2casaemnto2casamennto1casamenot2casamentto1casametno2casammento1
Edit distance from "casamento"

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 "casamento"?
"casamento" is spelled C-A-S-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.zɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/.
What does "casamento" mean?
As a noun, "casamento" means: vínculo legal pelo qual duas pessoas se comprometem a ser parceiras formando um núcleo familiar, passando a ter direitos de propriedade e herança dos bens compartilhados; matrimônio
What words are commonly confused with "casamento"?
"casamento" is commonly confused with "chamamento", "cabimento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "casamento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casamento" is /kɐ.zɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casamento" come from?
"casamento" 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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Using “casamento”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-S-A-M-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɐ.zɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “chamamento” - see the side-by-side comparison. casamento vs chamamento
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list