cilada

//siˈla.dɐ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,704

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

cilada is aPortuguesenoun. It means: emboscada feita para ataque ou captura, de modo a atrair a pessoa até ela Pronounced /siˈla.dɐ/. Often confused with clara and criada.

Key facts for cilada
PropertyValue
Headwordcilada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/siˈla.dɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,704
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cilada is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /siˈla.dɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,704 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for cilada, with forms such as "ccilada", "cialda", and "cilaad". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "clara", "criada", "citado", 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 cilada, spelled C-I-L-A-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    emboscada feita para ataque ou captura, de modo a atrair a pessoa até ela
  2. 2
    todo ardil que leva alguém a ser enganado, atraiçoado
  3. 3
    toda situação que leva alguém a ser enganado ou a cometer erro

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccilada,cialda,cilaad,ciladda,cildaa,cillada,cliada,iclada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cilada

Misspelling Variants of "cilada"

ccilada7cialda6cilaad6ciladda7cildaa6cillada7cliada6iclada6
Misspelling Variants of "cilada"

Frequency rank: #16,704 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cilada"?
"cilada" is spelled C-I-L-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /siˈla.dɐ/.
What does "cilada" mean?
As a noun, "cilada" means: emboscada feita para ataque ou captura, de modo a atrair a pessoa até ela
What words are commonly confused with "cilada"?
"cilada" is commonly confused with "clara", "criada", "citado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cilada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cilada" is /siˈla.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cilada" come from?
"cilada" 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.