catacumbas

/ka.taˈkũ.bɐs/

//ka.taˈkũ.bɐs// noun

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The verdict

“catacumbas” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,615
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural de catacumba

Corpus desk

Index PT-catacumbas · catacumbas · Portuguese

catacumbas · rank #38,615 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,615
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH caçado

Nearest frequency peer: caçado (+2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “catacumbas”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “catacumbas” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

catacumbas vs catacumba
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for catacumbas
PropertyValue
Headwordcatacumbas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.taˈkũ.bɐs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,615
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “catacumbas”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).catacumbascai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “caçado” (#38,617), “charlatão” (#38,620), “chefiar” (#38,622). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “catacumbas” fica em #38,615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around catacumbas (IPA /ka.taˈkũ.bɐs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,615 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural de catacumba".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for catacumbas, with forms such as "actacumbas", "caatcumbas", and "cataccumbas". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "catacumba", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 catacumbas, spelled C-A-T-A-C-U-M-B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de catacumba

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • actacumbas
  • caatcumbas
  • cataccumbas
  • catacmubas
  • catacubmas
  • catacumabs
  • catacumbass
  • catacumbbas
  • catacumbsa
  • catacummbas
  • cataucmbas
  • catcaumbas
  • cattacumbas
  • ccatacumbas
  • ctaacumbas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of catacumbas - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

actacumbas2caatcumbas2cataccumbas1catacmubas2catacubmas2catacumabs2catacumbass1catacumbbas1
Edit distance from "catacumbas"

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 "catacumbas"?
"catacumbas" is spelled C-A-T-A-C-U-M-B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.taˈkũ.bɐs/.
What does "catacumbas" mean?
As a noun, "catacumbas" means: plural de catacumba
What words are commonly confused with "catacumbas"?
"catacumbas" is commonly confused with "catacumba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "catacumbas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catacumbas" is /ka.taˈkũ.bɐs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catacumbas" come from?
"catacumbas" 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 "catacumbas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list