corcel

noun

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The verdict

“corcel” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,870 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,870
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cavalo de raça

Corpus desk

Index PT-corcel · corcel · Portuguese

corcel · rank #54,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,870
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH corolário

Nearest frequency peer: corolário (+2 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 “corcel”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corcel
PropertyValue
Headwordcorcel
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “corcel” em português

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “corolário” (#54,872), “contraparte” (#54,866), “creo” (#54,881). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “corcel” fica em #54,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corcel is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,870 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cavalo de raça".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for corcel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is corcel, spelled C-O-R-C-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    cavalo de raça

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quando passavam no meio de um turbilhão por entre os inimigos, dir-se-ia o gênio do extermínio cavalgando um corcel de asas de fogo.

Synonyms

alazãopuro-sangue

This word in other languages

corcel(Español)

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 "corcel"?
"corcel" is spelled C-O-R-C-E-L.
What does "corcel" mean?
As a noun, "corcel" means: cavalo de raça
What language does "corcel" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cómodo#54,893decair#54,897callum#54,827discar#54,919

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list