cocheiro

/ku.ˈʃɐj.ɾu/

//ku.ˈʃɐj.ɾu// noun

The verdict

“cocheiro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,767 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,767
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - quem guia os cavalos de uma carroça, coche ou carruagem

Corpus desk

Index PT-cocheiro · cocheiro · Portuguese

cocheiro · rank #53,767 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,767
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coala

Nearest frequency peer: coala (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “cocheiro”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cocheiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcocheiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku.ˈʃɐj.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cocheiro” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cocheirocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “coala” (#53,766), “comet” (#53,769), “clico” (#53,764). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cocheiro” fica em #53,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cocheiro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,767 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ku.ˈʃɐj.ɾu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "quem guia os cavalos de uma carroça, coche ou carruagem".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cocheiro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cocheiro, spelled C-O-C-H-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    quem guia os cavalos de uma carroça, coche ou carruagem

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 "cocheiro"?
"cocheiro" is spelled C-O-C-H-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.ˈʃɐj.ɾu/.
What does "cocheiro" mean?
As a noun, "cocheiro" means: quem guia os cavalos de uma carroça, coche ou carruagem
How do you pronounce "cocheiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocheiro" is /ku.ˈʃɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocheiro" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list