cordeiro
/kuɾ.ˈdɐj.ɾu/
The verdict
“cordeiro” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,033 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,033
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - filhote da ovelha
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cordeiro |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kuɾ.ˈdɐj.ɾu/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cordeiro” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cordeiro is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kuɾ.ˈdɐj.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,033 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cordeiro, with forms such as "ccordeiro", "codreiro", and "corddeiro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "correio", "coveiro", "costeiro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cordeiro, spelled C-O-R-D-E-I-R-O.
Definition
- 1filhote da ovelha
- 2anho
- 3borrego
- 4homem manso, dócil
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccordeiro,codreiro,corddeiro,cordeior,cordeirro,corderio,cordiero,corediro,corrdeiro,crodeiro,ocrdeiro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cordeiro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “cordeiro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-R-D-E-I-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kuɾ.ˈdɐj.ɾu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “correio” - see the side-by-side comparison. cordeiro vs correio
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.