por causa de
The verdict
“por causa de” 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) - como consequência de; em razão de
Corpus desk
Index PT-por-causa-de · por causa de · Portuguese
por causa de · 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 "P" 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 | por causa de |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “por causa de” em português
Rare enough to double-check
por causa de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "como consequência de; em razão de".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for por causa de, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is por causa de, spelled P-O-R- -C-A-U-S-A- -D-E.
Definition
- 1como consequência de; em razão de
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how por causa de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fugiu por causa dos maus-tratos.
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.