cavalo

/kɐ.ˈva.lu/

//kɐ.ˈva.lu// noun

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The verdict

“cavalo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,994
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - animal quadrúpede da espécie Equus caballus, utilizado pelo homem para esporte, transporte e tração de arados

Corpus desk

Index PT-cavalo · cavalo · Portuguese

cavalo · rank #2,994 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,994
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH capítulo

Nearest frequency peer: capítulo (-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 “cavalo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cavalo” 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).

cavalo vs cavar
67% similar
cavalo vs calo
67% similar
cavalo vs canal
67% similar

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

Key facts for cavalo
PropertyValue
Headwordcavalo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈva.lu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,994
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cavalo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cavalocai 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 “capítulo” (#2,993), “choque” (#2,996), “concentração” (#2,997). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cavalo” fica em #2,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cavalo (IPA /kɐ.ˈva.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,994 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cavalo, with forms such as "acvalo", "caavlo", and "cavallo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cavar", "calo", "canal", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cavalo, spelled C-A-V-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    animal quadrúpede da espécie Equus caballus, utilizado pelo homem para esporte, transporte e tração de arados
  2. 2
    instrumento utilizado em ginástica artística como plataforma de salto
  3. 3
    uma das peças do jogo de xadrez
  4. 4
    a sequência de números 41, 42, 43 e 44 no jogo do bicho
  5. 5
    na umbanda, o indivíduo que "recebe" os orixás
  6. 6
    nuvem carregada de chuva
  7. 7
    porta-enxerto, na enxertia a parte que é raiz e talo que recebe o cavaleiro
  8. 8
    na lareira, estrutura simples em forma de esquadro, que afixada na parede, gira sobre si e serve para mover os potes
  9. 9
    pessoa ignorante e brutamontes
  10. 10
    veículo que dá transporte a roubador na fuga após roubo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cushing é o tipo de lugar onde se espera ver um cowboy dobrar a esquina e amarrar seu cavalo diante do Bar Buckhorn.
  2. Vítor era um excelente saltador sobre o cavalo.

This word in other languages

horse(English)caballo(Español)cheval(Français)Pferd(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acvalo
  • caavlo
  • cavallo
  • cavaol
  • cavlao
  • cavvalo
  • ccavalo
  • cvaalo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cavalo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acvalo2caavlo2cavallo1cavaol2cavlao2cavvalo1ccavalo1cvaalo2
Edit distance from "cavalo"

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 "cavalo"?
"cavalo" is spelled C-A-V-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈva.lu/.
What does "cavalo" mean?
As a noun, "cavalo" means: animal quadrúpede da espécie Equus caballus, utilizado pelo homem para esporte, transporte e tração de arados
What words are commonly confused with "cavalo"?
"cavalo" is commonly confused with "cavar", "calo", "canal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cavalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cavalo" is /kɐ.ˈva.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cavalo" come from?
"cavalo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

choque#2,996teriam#2,977Taylor#2,976formar#3,014

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

frank8 variantslinks8 variantsnúcleo8 variantstabela8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list