cavernícola

noun

The verdict

“cavernícola” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - habitante das cavernas

Corpus desk

Index PT-cavernicola · cavernícola · Portuguese

cavernícola · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cavernícola
PropertyValue
Headwordcavernícola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cavernícola” em português

cavernícolanão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cavernícola is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "habitante das cavernas".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cavernícola, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cavernícola, spelled C-A-V-E-R-N-Í-C-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    habitante das cavernas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «Imagine-se a dramática situação dum cavernícola transportado aos dias de hoje, ou vice-versa.»

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cavernícola"?
"cavernícola" is spelled C-A-V-E-R-N-Í-C-O-L-A.
What does "cavernícola" mean?
As a noun, "cavernícola" means: habitante das cavernas
What language does "cavernícola" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list