cavar

//kɐ.ˈvaɾ// verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,601

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cavar is aPortugueseverb. It means: abrir ou revolver a terra com enxada ou sacho; escavar; sachar Pronounced /kɐ.ˈvaɾ/. Often confused with cova and cave.

Key facts for cavar
PropertyValue
Headwordcavar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɐ.ˈvaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,601
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cavar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɐ.ˈvaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,601 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for cavar, with forms such as "acvar", "caavr", and "cavarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cova", "cave", "czar", and more, 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 cavar, spelled C-A-V-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    abrir ou revolver a terra com enxada ou sacho; escavar; sachar
  2. 2
    abrir a cava em roupa
  3. 3
    tornar côncavo
  4. 4
    contribuir para; investigar
  5. 5
    trabalhar
  6. 6
    ir-se embora
  7. 7
    fugir

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acvar,caavr,cavarr,cavra,cavvar,ccavar,cvaar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cavar

Misspelling Variants of "cavar"

acvar5caavr5cavarr6cavra5cavvar6ccavar6cvaar5
Misspelling Variants of "cavar"

Frequency rank: #23,601 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cavar"?
"cavar" is spelled C-A-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈvaɾ/.
What does "cavar" mean?
As a verb, "cavar" means: abrir ou revolver a terra com enxada ou sacho; escavar; sachar
What words are commonly confused with "cavar"?
"cavar" is commonly confused with "cova", "cave", "czar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cavar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cavar" is /kɐ.ˈvaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cavar" come from?
"cavar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.