cavaleiro

/kavaˈlejɾu/.

//kavaˈlejɾu/./ noun

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The verdict

“cavaleiro” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,919
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - homem a cavalo, especialmente aquele que na Idade Média corria o mundo em busca de aventuras

Corpus desk

Index PT-cavaleiro · cavaleiro · Portuguese

cavaleiro · rank #5,919 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,919
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH bruto

Nearest frequency peer: bruto (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cavaleiro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cavaleiro” 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).

cavaleiro vs cavalheiro
90% similar
cavaleiro vs camareiro
78% similar

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

Key facts for cavaleiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcavaleiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kavaˈlejɾu/.
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,919
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cavaleiro”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bruto” (#5,918), “chapa” (#5,920), “bravo” (#5,917). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cavaleiro” fica em #5,919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around cavaleiro (IPA /kavaˈlejɾu/.), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,919 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for cavaleiro, with forms such as "acvaleiro", "caavleiro", and "cavaeliro". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cavalheiro", "camareiro", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cavaleiro, spelled C-A-V-A-L-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    homem a cavalo, especialmente aquele que na Idade Média corria o mundo em busca de aventuras
  2. 2
    membro da cavalaria (unidade do exército)

This word in other languages

knight(English)caballero(Español)chevalier(Français)Ritter(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acvaleiro
  • caavleiro
  • cavaeliro
  • cavaleior
  • cavaleirro
  • cavalerio
  • cavaliero
  • cavalleiro
  • cavlaeiro
  • cavvaleiro
  • ccavaleiro
  • cvaaleiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cavaleiro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acvaleiro2caavleiro2cavaeliro2cavaleior2cavaleirro1cavalerio2cavaliero2cavalleiro1
Edit distance from "cavaleiro"

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 "cavaleiro"?
"cavaleiro" is spelled C-A-V-A-L-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kavaˈlejɾu/..
What does "cavaleiro" mean?
As a noun, "cavaleiro" means: homem a cavalo, especialmente aquele que na Idade Média corria o mundo em busca de aventuras
What words are commonly confused with "cavaleiro"?
"cavaleiro" is commonly confused with "cavalheiro", "camareiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cavaleiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cavaleiro" is /kavaˈlejɾu/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cavaleiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

contratar#5,931partilhar#5,874integrado#5,861poderosos#5,987

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

consenso12 variantsestragar12 variantslibertar12 variantsiluminação12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list