castrense
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
- bão
bão
41,025 corpus weight
- bê
bê
41,024 corpus weight
- casebre
casebre
41,011 corpus weight
- castrense
castrense
41,010 corpus weight
- cervejeiro
cervejeiro
41,003 corpus weight
- coalho
coalho
40,995 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “castrense” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | castrense |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,991 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “castrense” em português
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
- 1relativo à classe militar
- 2que se refere a acampamento militar
- 3de Castro, cidade paranaense
- 4de Castro Verde, vila e concelho do distrito de Beja (Portugal)
- 5relativo ou pertencente a Castro Daire
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how castrense appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«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
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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