achava

[a.ˈʃa.va]

/[a.ˈʃa.va]/ verb

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The verdict

“achava” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,655. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,655
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,900
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo achar

Corpus desk

Index PT-achava · achava · Portuguese

achava · rank #3,655 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,655
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,900
  • PHOTO-FINISH adulto

Nearest frequency peer: adulto (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “achava”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “achava” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

achava vs andava
67% similar
achava vs activa
67% similar
achava vs acha
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for achava
PropertyValue
Headwordachava
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA[a.ˈʃa.va]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,655
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “achava”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.achavacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “adulto” (#3,656), “óbvio” (#3,653), “agradável” (#3,657). Entre 1,900 lemas com “A”, “achava” fica em #3,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around achava (IPA [a.ˈʃa.va]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,655 among 1,900 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for achava, with forms such as "acahva", "acchava", and "achaav". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "andava", "activa", "acha", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is achava, spelled A-C-H-A-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo achar
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo achar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acahva
  • acchava
  • achaav
  • achavva
  • achhava
  • achvaa
  • ahcava
  • cahava

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of achava - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acahva2acchava1achaav2achavva1achhava1achvaa2ahcava2cahava2
Edit distance from "achava"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "achava"?
"achava" is spelled A-C-H-A-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [a.ˈʃa.va].
What does "achava" mean?
As a verb, "achava" means: primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo achar
What words are commonly confused with "achava"?
"achava" is commonly confused with "andava", "activa", "acha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "achava"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achava" is [a.ˈʃa.va]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achava" come from?
"achava" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "achava", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adulto#3,656avisar#3,662decidi#3,675iremos#3,629

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

barriga8 variantsimenso8 variantsautoria8 variantsreunir8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list