cordel

//kuɾ.ˈdɛɫ// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,668

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

cordel is aPortuguesenoun. It means: corda bastante fina e flexível; barbante, cordão, guita Pronounced /kuɾ.ˈdɛɫ/. Often confused with core and cores.

Key facts for cordel
PropertyValue
Headwordcordel
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kuɾ.ˈdɛɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,668
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cordel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kuɾ.ˈdɛɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,668 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for cordel, with forms such as "ccordel", "codrel", and "corddel". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "core", "cores", "cruel", 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 cordel, spelled C-O-R-D-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    corda bastante fina e flexível; barbante, cordão, guita
  2. 2
    meada de fio que os pedreiros usam esticada, entre dois pregos, para marcar o alinhamento ou nivelamento de algo, servindo de guia no assentamento de tijolos, para se tirar mestras etc; linha
  3. 3
    fio flexível com que o pedreiro suspende o pião do prumo (Datação: 1720)
  4. 4
    folheto com poemas populares, com rimas, vendido pendurado em corda

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccordel,codrel,corddel,cordell,cordle,coredl,corrdel,crodel,ocrdel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cordel

Misspelling Variants of "cordel"

ccordel7codrel6corddel7cordell7cordle6coredl6corrdel7crodel6
Misspelling Variants of "cordel"

Frequency rank: #19,668 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

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