# castelo

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /kɐʃ.ˈtɛ.lu/ · frequency rank #2,822

## Definitions
1. habitação antiga fortificada
2. praça-forte; cidadela

## Easily confused with
- **castro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castelo-vs-castro)
- **casulo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castelo-vs-casulo)
- **castigo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castelo-vs-castigo)
- **cautela** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castelo-vs-cautela)
- **costela** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castelo-vs-costela)
- **cabelo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cabelo-vs-castelo)
- **cartel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cartel-vs-castelo)
- **camelo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/camelo-vs-castelo)
- **castelão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castelao-vs-castelo)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acstelo`, `casetlo`, `casstelo`, `castello`, `casteol`, `castleo`, `casttelo`, `catselo`, `ccastelo`, `csatelo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/castelo