castelo de areia
The verdict
“castelo de areia” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fantasia que não tem nenhuma firmeza e pode ruir a qualquer momento
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | castelo de areia |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “castelo de areia” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
castelo de areia is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fantasia que não tem nenhuma firmeza e pode ruir a qualquer momento".
castelo de areia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is castelo de areia, spelled C-A-S-T-E-L-O- -D-E- -A-R-E-I-A.
Definition
- 1fantasia que não tem nenhuma firmeza e pode ruir a qualquer momento
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “castelo de areia”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-S-T-E-L-O- -D-E- -A-R-E-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.