catre

/ˈka.tɾɨ/

//ˈka.tɾɨ// noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cama simples para uma só pessoa, leito rústico, cama de madeira

Corpus desk

Index PT-catre · catre · Portuguese

catre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for catre
PropertyValue
Headwordcatre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈka.tɾɨ/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “catre” em português

catrenão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

catre is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈka.tɾɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cama simples para uma só pessoa, leito rústico, cama de madeira".

catre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is catre, spelled C-A-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    cama simples para uma só pessoa, leito rústico, cama de madeira

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 "catre"?
"catre" is spelled C-A-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈka.tɾɨ/.
What does "catre" mean?
As a noun, "catre" means: cama simples para uma só pessoa, leito rústico, cama de madeira
How do you pronounce "catre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catre" is /ˈka.tɾɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "catre" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list