cuidador

adj

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The verdict

“cuidador” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #46,771. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,771
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que cuida

Corpus desk

Index PT-cuidador · cuidador · Portuguese

cuidador · rank #46,771 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,771
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cristóbal

Nearest frequency peer: Cristóbal (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cuidador”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cuidador” 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).

cuidador vs cuidar
75% similar
cuidador vs cuidadoso
78% similar
cuidador vs cuidado
88% similar

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

Key facts for cuidador
PropertyValue
Headwordcuidador
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,771
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cuidador”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).cuidadorcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Cristóbal” (#46,769), “cânhamo” (#46,774), “cosmologia” (#46,767). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cuidador” fica em #46,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cuidador, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,771 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que cuida".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cuidador, with forms such as "ccuidador", "ciudador", and "cudiador". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "cuidar", "cuidadoso", "cuidado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cuidador, spelled C-U-I-D-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que cuida

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «O cuidador prestou todo o auxílio necessário ao paciente durante a recuperação.»

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccuidador
  • ciudador
  • cudiador
  • cuiaddor
  • cuidaddor
  • cuidadorr
  • cuidadro
  • cuidaodr
  • cuiddador
  • cuiddaor
  • ucidador

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccuidador1ciudador2cudiador2cuiaddor2cuidaddor1cuidadorr1cuidadro2cuidaodr2
Edit distance from "cuidador"

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 "cuidador"?
"cuidador" is spelled C-U-I-D-A-D-O-R.
What does "cuidador" mean?
As an adjective, "cuidador" means: que cuida
What words are commonly confused with "cuidador"?
"cuidador" is commonly confused with "cuidar", "cuidadoso", "cuidado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cuidador" come from?
"cuidador" 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 "cuidador", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

despojos#46,792dezanove#46,797castrado#46,729engasgar#46,824

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

calvície11 variantsevaporar11 variantsatropelo11 variantsabismado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list