cascata

noun

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The verdict

“cascata” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,795
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - local onde um rio desagua de grande altura

Corpus desk

Index PT-cascata · cascata · Portuguese

cascata · rank #14,795 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,795
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH carnes

Nearest frequency peer: carnes (-1 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 “cascata”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cascata” 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).

cascata vs cassada
71% similar
cascata vs casaca
71% similar
cascata vs calçada
57% similar

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

Key facts for cascata
PropertyValue
Headwordcascata
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,795
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cascata”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).cascatacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “carnes” (#14,794), “ceia” (#14,796), “camarote” (#14,792). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cascata” fica em #14,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cascata, anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,795 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cascata, with forms such as "acscata", "cacsata", and "casacta". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cassada", "casaca", "calçada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cascata, spelled C-A-S-C-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    local onde um rio desagua de grande altura
  2. 2
    algo irreal, inventado; mentira

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. E ele veio com essa cascata para cima de você também?

Synonyms

cachoeiracataratalorota

This word in other languages

waterfall(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acscata
  • cacsata
  • casacta
  • cascaat
  • cascatta
  • casccata
  • casctaa
  • casscata
  • ccascata
  • csacata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cascata - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acscata2cacsata2casacta2cascaat2cascatta1casccata1casctaa2casscata1
Edit distance from "cascata"

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 "cascata"?
"cascata" is spelled C-A-S-C-A-T-A.
What does "cascata" mean?
As a noun, "cascata" means: local onde um rio desagua de grande altura
What words are commonly confused with "cascata"?
"cascata" is commonly confused with "cassada", "casaca", "calçada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cascata" come from?
"cascata" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chácara#14,799boquete#14,788abaixar#14,754violeta#14,750

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

inserir10 variantsseduzir10 variantsloureiro10 variantsregente10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list