estrela cadente
The verdict
“estrela cadente” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fenômeno luminoso que acompanha a entrada na atmosfera de um corpo extraterrestre
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estrela cadente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estrela cadente” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
estrela cadente is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fenômeno luminoso que acompanha a entrada na atmosfera de um corpo extraterrestre".
estrela cadente doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 estrela cadente, spelled E-S-T-R-E-L-A- -C-A-D-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1fenômeno luminoso que acompanha a entrada na atmosfera de um corpo extraterrestre
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.
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Using “estrela cadente”
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- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-S-T-R-E-L-A- -C-A-D-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.