cordial

/kuɾ.ˈdjaɫ/

//kuɾ.ˈdjaɫ// adj

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The verdict

“cordial” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,583
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - referente a ou próprio do coração

Corpus desk

Index PT-cordial · cordial · Portuguese

cordial · rank #24,583 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,583
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH conservatório

Nearest frequency peer: conservatório (-4 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cordial”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “cordial” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cordial vs corda
71% similar
cordial vs coral
71% similar
cordial vs cordão
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cordial
PropertyValue
Headwordcordial
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kuɾ.ˈdjaɫ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,583
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cordial”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cordialcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “conservatório” (#24,579), “confiado” (#24,578), “conceber” (#24,575). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cordial” fica em #24,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cordial (IPA /kuɾ.ˈdjaɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,583 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cordial, with forms such as "ccordial", "codrial", and "cordail". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "corda", "coral", "cordão", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cordial, spelled C-O-R-D-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    referente a ou próprio do coração
  2. 2
    que conforta o coração demonstrando afabilidade, sinceridade; caloroso, franco
  3. 3
    que revela disposição favorável em relação a outrem
  4. 4
    em que há boa vontade ou convergência de pontos de vista
  5. 5
    diz-se de medicamento ou porção que ativa a circulação sanguínea, que restaura as forças, que robustece

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. abraço cordial
  2. palavras cordiais

This word in other languages

cordial(English)herzlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccordial
  • codrial
  • cordail
  • corddial
  • cordiall
  • cordila
  • coridal
  • corrdial
  • crodial
  • ocrdial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cordial - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccordial1codrial2cordail2corddial1cordiall1cordila2coridal2corrdial1
Edit distance from "cordial"

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 "cordial"?
"cordial" is spelled C-O-R-D-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /kuɾ.ˈdjaɫ/.
What does "cordial" mean?
As an adjective, "cordial" means: referente a ou próprio do coração
What words are commonly confused with "cordial"?
"cordial" is commonly confused with "corda", "coral", "cordão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cordial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordial" is /kuɾ.ˈdjaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cordial" come from?
"cordial" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coceira#24,565encaixe#24,629alecrim#24,512ajeitar#24,509

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

soprano10 variantssacudir10 variantsnavalha10 variantsmodular10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list