castanheiro

/kɐʃ.tɐ.ˈɲɐj.ɾu/

//kɐʃ.tɐ.ˈɲɐj.ɾu// noun

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The verdict

“castanheiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,116 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,116
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - árvore da família das castanáceas de frutos comestíveis (castanhas) e de madeira preciosa

Corpus desk

Index PT-castanheiro · castanheiro · Portuguese

castanheiro · rank #70,116 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,116
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH carão

Nearest frequency peer: carão (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “castanheiro”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “castanheiro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for castanheiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcastanheiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐʃ.tɐ.ˈɲɐj.ɾu/
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,116
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “castanheiro” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).castanheirocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “carão” (#70,114), “ceifa” (#70,119), “caluniar” (#70,107). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “castanheiro” fica em #70,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

castanheiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,116 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɐʃ.tɐ.ˈɲɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

castanheiro has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is castanheiro, spelled C-A-S-T-A-N-H-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    árvore da família das castanáceas de frutos comestíveis (castanhas) e de madeira preciosa
  2. 2
    homem que assa e/ou vende castanhas

Synonyms

castiro

This word in other languages

castaño(Español)châtaignier(Français)Kastanie(Deutsch)

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 "castanheiro"?
"castanheiro" is spelled C-A-S-T-A-N-H-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐʃ.tɐ.ˈɲɐj.ɾu/.
What does "castanheiro" mean?
As a noun, "castanheiro" means: árvore da família das castanáceas de frutos comestíveis (castanhas) e de madeira preciosa
How do you pronounce "castanheiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "castanheiro" is /kɐʃ.tɐ.ˈɲɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "castanheiro" come from?
"castanheiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

congruência#70,148corriqueiro#70,162amedrontado#70,034ventríloquo#69,965

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list