confete

noun

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The verdict

“confete” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,976 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,976
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nos carnavais antigos, confeito ou bolinha de gesso que os foliões atiravam aos punhados uns nos outros

Key facts for confete
PropertyValue
Headwordconfete
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “confete” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). confete lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

confete is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,976 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for confete in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is confete, spelled C-O-N-F-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nos carnavais antigos, confeito ou bolinha de gesso que os foliões atiravam aos punhados uns nos outros
  2. 2
    rodelinhas de papel de várias cores, usado mais tarde com a mesma finalidade, nos folguedos carnavalescos, réveillons e outras festividades e comemorações
  3. 3
    elogio sincero ou lisonja

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 "confete"?
"confete" is spelled C-O-N-F-E-T-E.
What does "confete" mean?
As a noun, "confete" means: nos carnavais antigos, confeito ou bolinha de gesso que os foliões atiravam aos punhados uns nos outros
What language does "confete" come from?
"confete" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “confete”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-F-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list