casto

/ˈkaʃ.tu/

//ˈkaʃ.tu// adj

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The verdict

“casto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,196 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,196
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que guarda castidade; que se abstém de prazeres sexuais

Corpus desk

Index PT-casto · casto · Portuguese

casto · rank #60,196 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,196
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH catupiry

Nearest frequency peer: catupiry (+1 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 “casto”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for casto
PropertyValue
Headwordcasto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkaʃ.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,196
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “casto” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.castocai 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: “catupiry” (#60,197), “carmesim” (#60,192), “caramujo” (#60,190). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “casto” fica em #60,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

casto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,196 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkaʃ.tu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    que guarda castidade; que se abstém de prazeres sexuais
  2. 2
    que guarda castidade; que se abstém de prazeres sexuais
  3. 3
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) puro, cândido, inocente
  4. 4
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) sem mistura ou mescla; puro
  5. 5
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) no domínio artístico, o que se caracteriza por certa pureza e reserva
  6. 6
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) recatado, pudico
  7. 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. 8
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) isento, intacto

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how casto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. o português casto de Castilho
  2. vestes castas

Synonyms

devasso

Antonyms

cínicodesonestosensualvoluptuosodevasso

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 "casto"?
"casto" is spelled C-A-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkaʃ.tu/.
What does "casto" mean?
As an adjective, "casto" means: que guarda castidade; que se abstém de prazeres sexuais
How do you pronounce "casto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casto" is /ˈkaʃ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casto" come from?
"casto" 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 "casto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list