cataménio

noun

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The verdict

“cataménio” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fenômeno fisiológico do período fértil da mulher, que permite a eliminação periódica da caduca do endométrio uterino com fluxo sanguíneo e o óvulo, que não foi fecundado

Key facts for cataménio
PropertyValue
Headwordcataménio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cataménio” sits in Portuguese frequency

cataménio falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cataménio is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fenômeno fisiológico do período fértil da mulher, que permite a eliminação periódica da caduca do endométrio uterino com fluxo sanguíneo e o óvulo, que não foi fecundado".

No misspelling variants are generated for cataménio in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cataménio, spelled C-A-T-A-M-É-N-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    fenômeno fisiológico do período fértil da mulher, que permite a eliminação periódica da caduca do endométrio uterino com fluxo sanguíneo e o óvulo, que não foi fecundado

Synonyms

menorreiamenstruaçãomênstruoregra

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cataménio"?
"cataménio" is spelled C-A-T-A-M-É-N-I-O.
What does "cataménio" mean?
As a noun, "cataménio" means: fenômeno fisiológico do período fértil da mulher, que permite a eliminação periódica da caduca do endométrio uterino com fluxo sanguíneo e o óvulo, que não foi fecundado
What language does "cataménio" come from?
"cataménio" 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 “cataménio”

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

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