casto
/ˈkaʃ.tu/
The verdict
“casto” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #60,196 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #60,196
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que guarda castidade; que se abstém de prazeres sexuais
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | casto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkaʃ.tu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “casto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for casto is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkaʃ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #60,196 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for casto, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is casto, spelled C-A-S-T-O.
Definition
- 1que guarda castidade; que se abstém de prazeres sexuais
- 2que guarda castidade; que se abstém de prazeres sexuais
- 3(Derivação: por extensão de sentido) puro, cândido, inocente
- 4(Derivação: sentido figurado) sem mistura ou mescla; puro
- 5(Derivação: sentido figurado) no domínio artístico, o que se caracteriza por certa pureza e reserva
- 6(Derivação: sentido figurado) recatado, pudico
- 7(Derivação: sentido figurado) que ainda não foi atingido ou tocado por coisas consideradas impuras; que se mantém à distância de impurezas ou impudicícias
- 8(Derivação: por extensão de sentido) isento, intacto
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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.
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Using “casto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-S-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkaʃ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
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.