cavalheiro

//ka.va.ˈʎej.ɾu// noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,277

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

cavalheiro is aPortuguesenoun. It means: homem nobre Pronounced /ka.va.ˈʎej.ɾu/. Often confused with cavaleiro.

Key facts for cavalheiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcavalheiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.va.ˈʎej.ɾu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,277
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cavalheiro in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cavalheiro is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ka.va.ˈʎej.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,277 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for cavalheiro, with forms such as "acvalheiro", "caavlheiro", and "cavahleiro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cavaleiro", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is cavalheiro, spelled C-A-V-A-L-H-E-I-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    homem nobre
  2. 2
    homem virtuoso
  3. 3
    o homem enquanto dança com uma mulher

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acvalheiro,caavlheiro,cavahleiro,cavalehiro,cavalheior,cavalheirro,cavalherio,cavalhheiro,cavalhiero,cavallheiro,cavlaheiro,cavvalheiro,ccavalheiro,cvaalheiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cavalheiro

Misspelling Variants of "cavalheiro"

acvalheiro10caavlheiro10cavahleiro10cavalehiro10cavalheior10cavalheirro11cavalherio10cavalhheiro11
Misspelling Variants of "cavalheiro"

Frequency rank: #18,277 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cavalheiro"?
"cavalheiro" is spelled C-A-V-A-L-H-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.va.ˈʎej.ɾu/.
What does "cavalheiro" mean?
As a noun, "cavalheiro" means: homem nobre
What words are commonly confused with "cavalheiro"?
"cavalheiro" is commonly confused with "cavaleiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cavalheiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cavalheiro" is /ka.va.ˈʎej.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cavalheiro" come from?
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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.