cascalho
/kɐʃ.ˈka.ʎu/
The verdict
“cascalho” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #25,586 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,586
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pequenas lascas de pedra
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 | cascalho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɐʃ.ˈka.ʎu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,586 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cascalho” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cascalho is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐʃ.ˈka.ʎu/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,586 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cascalho, with forms such as "acscalho", "cacsalho", and "casaclho". 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, "castanho", "caralho", "carvalho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cascalho, spelled C-A-S-C-A-L-H-O.
Definition
- 1pequenas lascas de pedra
- 2mistura de areia, seixos e cascas de moluscos e crustáceos
- 3escórias de ferro
- 4camada de areia ou barro, solta ou compacta, onde se encontram o diamante e o carbonato
- 5pequeno calhau
- 6dinheiro, grana
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acscalho,cacsalho,casaclho,cascahlo,cascalhho,cascallho,cascaloh,casccalho,casclaho,casscalho,ccascalho,csacalho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cascalho - 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.
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 “cascalho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-S-C-A-L-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɐʃ.ˈka.ʎu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “castanho” - see the side-by-side comparison. cascalho vs castanho
- 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.