Cayenne

/ka.ˈjɛn/

//ka.ˈjɛn// noun

The verdict

“Cayenne” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,025 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,025
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caiena, capital da Guiana Francesa

Corpus desk

Index PT-cayenne · Cayenne · Portuguese

Cayenne · rank #62,025 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,025
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cardo

Nearest frequency peer: cardo (-5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Cayenne”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Cayenne” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cayenne
PropertyValue
HeadwordCayenne
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ka.ˈjɛn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Cayenne” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Cayennecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cardo” (#62,020), “charrete” (#62,033), “canga” (#62,016). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “Cayenne” fica em #62,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cayenne is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,025 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ka.ˈjɛn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cayenne, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is Cayenne, spelled C-A-Y-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caiena, capital da Guiana Francesa
  2. 2
    pimenta de Caiena, dedo-de-moça

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 "Cayenne"?
"Cayenne" is spelled C-A-Y-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ka.ˈjɛn/.
What does "Cayenne" mean?
As a noun, "Cayenne" means: Caiena, capital da Guiana Francesa
How do you pronounce "Cayenne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cayenne" is /ka.ˈjɛn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cayenne" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list