castanha

/kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/

//kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ// noun

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The verdict

“castanha” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,275
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fruta proveniente da castanheira, e de outras árvores

Corpus desk

Index PT-castanha · castanha · Portuguese

castanha · rank #15,275 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,275
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH canoa

Nearest frequency peer: canoa (-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 “castanha”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “castanha” 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).

castanha vs castanho
88% similar

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

Key facts for castanha
PropertyValue
Headwordcastanha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,275
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “castanha”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “canoa” (#15,273), “church” (#15,277), “bonde” (#15,269). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “castanha” fica em #15,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around castanha (IPA /kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,275 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for castanha, with forms such as "acstanha", "casatnha", and "casstanha". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "castanho", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 castanha, spelled C-A-S-T-A-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    fruta proveniente da castanheira, e de outras árvores
  2. 2
    pancada na cabeça; carolo; rolo de cabelo
  3. 3
    excremento de burro ou cavalo

This word in other languages

chestnut(English)castaña(Español)châtaigne(Français)Kastanie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acstanha
  • casatnha
  • casstanha
  • castahna
  • castanah
  • castanhha
  • castannha
  • castnaha
  • casttanha
  • catsanha
  • ccastanha
  • csatanha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

acstanha2casatnha2casstanha1castahna2castanah2castanhha1castannha1castnaha2
Edit distance from "castanha"

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 "castanha"?
"castanha" is spelled C-A-S-T-A-N-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/.
What does "castanha" mean?
As a noun, "castanha" means: fruta proveniente da castanheira, e de outras árvores
What words are commonly confused with "castanha"?
"castanha" is commonly confused with "castanho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "castanha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "castanha" is /kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "castanha" come from?
"castanha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

difundir#15,308vertente#15,234sarcasmo#15,203hamburgo#15,352

Similar misspelling depth

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

cuidadoso12 variantspedofilia12 variantsmarxismo12 variantsMartinho12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list