castrense

adj

The verdict

“castrense” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,991 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,991
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo à classe militar

Corpus desk

Index PT-castrense · castrense · Portuguese

castrense · rank #58,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,991
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH casebre

Nearest frequency peer: casebre (-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 “castrense”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for castrense
PropertyValue
Headwordcastrense
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “castrense” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).castrensecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “casebre” (#58,990), “cervejeiro” (#58,998), “bê” (#58,977). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “castrense” fica em #58,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

castrense is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,991 among 2,140 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «O Duque era suficientemente ortodoxo para isso e para muito mais. Ortodoxo, puritano e castrense, nestes termos é que Alberto resumia o Duque à minha frente. Animal de convicções ferozes, dizia-me ele, o seu instinto de posse e de disciplina vinha daí.» - José Cardoso Pires - A REPÚBLICA DOS CORVOS : CONTOS

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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "castrense", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list