de cavalinho
The verdict
“de cavalinho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - carregadamente estando montado de pernas abertas às costas ou acima nos ombros como numa cavalgadura
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de cavalinho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “de cavalinho” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
de cavalinho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "carregadamente estando montado de pernas abertas às costas ou acima nos ombros como numa cavalgadura".
Zero misspellings are on record for de cavalinho in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is de cavalinho, spelled D-E- -C-A-V-A-L-I-N-H-O.
Definition
- 1carregadamente estando montado de pernas abertas às costas ou acima nos ombros como numa cavalgadura
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “de cavalinho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E- -C-A-V-A-L-I-N-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.