dono de casa

phrase

The verdict

“dono de casa” 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) - masculino de dona de casa

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

Where “dono de casa” sits in Portuguese frequency

dono de casa 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

dono de casa is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "masculino de dona de casa".

No misspelling variants are generated for dono de casa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is dono de casa, spelled D-O-N-O- -D-E- -C-A-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    masculino de dona de casa

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 "dono de casa"?
"dono de casa" is spelled D-O-N-O- -D-E- -C-A-S-A.
What does "dono de casa" mean?
As a phrase, "dono de casa" means: masculino de dona de casa
What language does "dono de casa" come from?
"dono de casa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “dono de casa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-O-N-O- -D-E- -C-A-S-A - 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