cordão

//kuɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,038

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cordão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: corda fina e flexível Pronounced /kuɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with coro and corpo.

Key facts for cordão
PropertyValue
Headwordcordão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kuɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,038
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cordão is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kuɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,038 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 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 cordão, with forms such as "ccordão", "codrão", and "corddão". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coro", "corpo", "coroa", 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 cordão, spelled C-O-R-D-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    corda fina e flexível
  2. 2
    qualquer órgão filamentoso
  3. 3
    corrente usada como adorno pendente do pescoço
  4. 4
    sucessão de pessoas ou coisas, formando uma linha ou fila ininterrupta; fileira
  5. 5
    sucessão de elevações de terreno; corda, cordilheira
  6. 6
    grupo de foliões carnavalescos
  7. 7
    o mesmo que marcador (tira ou fita)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccordão,codrão,corddão,cordoã,corrdão,corãdo,crodão,ocrdão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cordão

Misspelling Variants of "cordão"

ccordão7codrão6corddão7cordoã6corrdão7corãdo6crodão6ocrdão6
Misspelling Variants of "cordão"

Frequency rank: #11,038 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cordão"?
"cordão" is spelled C-O-R-D-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kuɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
What does "cordão" mean?
As a noun, "cordão" means: corda fina e flexível
What words are commonly confused with "cordão"?
"cordão" is commonly confused with "coro", "corpo", "coroa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cordão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordão" is /kuɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cordão" come from?
"cordão" 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.