de cavalinho

phrase

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

Key facts for de cavalinho
PropertyValue
Headwordde cavalinho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “de cavalinho” sits in Portuguese frequency

de cavalinho falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    carregadamente estando montado de pernas abertas às costas ou acima nos ombros como numa cavalgadura

Synonyms

às cavalitas

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "de cavalinho"?
"de cavalinho" is spelled D-E- -C-A-V-A-L-I-N-H-O.
What does "de cavalinho" mean?
As a phrase, "de cavalinho" means: carregadamente estando montado de pernas abertas às costas ou acima nos ombros como numa cavalgadura
What language does "de cavalinho" come from?
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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.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list