castrense

adj

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The verdict

“castrense” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,991 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,991
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo à classe militar

Key facts for castrense
PropertyValue
Headwordcastrense
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “castrense” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). castrense lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

castrense is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,991 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for castrense, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is castrense, spelled C-A-S-T-R-E-N-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo à classe militar
  2. 2
    que se refere a acampamento militar
  3. 3
    de Castro, cidade paranaense
  4. 4
    de Castro Verde, vila e concelho do distrito de Beja (Portugal)
  5. 5
    relativo ou pertencente a Castro Daire

Synonyms

castro-verdensecastro-verdiano

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 "castrense"?
"castrense" is spelled C-A-S-T-R-E-N-S-E.
What does "castrense" mean?
As an adjective, "castrense" means: relativo à classe militar
What language does "castrense" come from?
"castrense" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “castrense”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-A-S-T-R-E-N-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list