cavalete

/kɐ.vɐ.ˈle.tɨ/

//kɐ.vɐ.ˈle.tɨ// noun

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The verdict

“cavalete” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #47,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,774
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - armação triangular para sustentáculo de objetos a uma certa altura

Corpus desk

Index PT-cavalete · cavalete · Portuguese

cavalete · rank #47,774 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,774
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cerda

Nearest frequency peer: cerda (+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 “cavalete”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cavalete” 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).

cavalete vs capacete
75% similar

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

Key facts for cavalete
PropertyValue
Headwordcavalete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.vɐ.ˈle.tɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,774
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cavalete”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cerda” (#47,775), “categorizar” (#47,772), “carnívoro” (#47,769). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cavalete” fica em #47,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cavalete (IPA /kɐ.vɐ.ˈle.tɨ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,774 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cavalete, with forms such as "acvalete", "caavlete", and "cavaelte". 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, "capacete", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 cavalete, spelled C-A-V-A-L-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    armação triangular para sustentáculo de objetos a uma certa altura
  2. 2
    armação de quatro pés ligados entre si, que sustentam rigidamente um sarrafo disposto horizontalmente ligado pelos seus extremos em v invertida com os pés
  3. 3
    espécie de tripé para suporte de telas de pintura
  4. 4
    espécie de suporte para pontes
  5. 5
    instrumento de tortura
  6. 6
    suporte de cilindro móvel; barra dentada
  7. 7
    suporte que nos instrumentos de corda, eleva estas, segura-as e transmite a sua vibração à caixa acústica, ponte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cavalete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 26 poetas hoje

This word in other languages

easel(English)chevalet(Français)Staffelei(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acvalete
  • caavlete
  • cavaelte
  • cavaleet
  • cavalette
  • cavallete
  • cavaltee
  • cavlaete
  • cavvalete
  • ccavalete
  • cvaalete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cavalete - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acvalete2caavlete2cavaelte2cavaleet2cavalette1cavallete1cavaltee2cavlaete2
Edit distance from "cavalete"

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 "cavalete"?
"cavalete" is spelled C-A-V-A-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.vɐ.ˈle.tɨ/.
What does "cavalete" mean?
As a noun, "cavalete" means: armação triangular para sustentáculo de objetos a uma certa altura
What words are commonly confused with "cavalete"?
"cavalete" is commonly confused with "capacete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cavalete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cavalete" is /kɐ.vɐ.ˈle.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cavalete" come from?
"cavalete" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calafrio#47,764cinéfilo#47,785claustro#47,788assobiar#47,736

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

arrendado11 variantsacentuar11 variantsexigível11 variantsexonerar11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list