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 September 3, 2026) - carregadamente estando montado de pernas abertas às costas ou acima nos ombros como numa cavalgadura
Corpus desk
Index PT-de-cavalinho · de cavalinho · Portuguese
de cavalinho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de cavalinho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “de cavalinho” em português
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how de cavalinho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O Vale Do Plantador De árvores
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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.