achava

/[a.ˈʃa.va]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,655

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

achava is aPortugueseverb. It means: primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo achar Pronounced [a.ˈʃa.va]. It ranks #3,655 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with andava and activa.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of achava in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for achava is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [a.ˈʃa.va]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,655 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for achava, with forms such as "acahva", "acchava", and "achaav". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is achava, spelled A-C-H-A-V-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for achava

Misspelling Variants of "achava"

acahva6acchava7achaav6achavva7achhava7achvaa6ahcava6cahava6
Misspelling Variants of "achava"

Frequency rank: #3,655 in Portuguese

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.