achego

noun

The verdict

“achego” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o mesmo que achega

Corpus desk

Index PT-achego · achego · Portuguese

achego · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for achego
PropertyValue
Headwordachego
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “achego” em português

achegonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

achego is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for achego in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is achego, spelled A-C-H-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que achega
  2. 2
    ato ou efeito de achegar ou achegar-se
  3. 3
    proteção, amparo
  4. 4
    vantagem ou lucro inesperado, imprevisto
  5. 5
    cônjuge ou amante
  6. 6
    filho de par não comprometido, filho de solteira
  7. 7
    porco que é cevado à parte do grupo principal para fazer uma segunda matança
  8. 8
    ato ou efeito de encostar; encosto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how achego appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Esse marinheiro tem um achego em cada porto.

Synonyms

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 "achego"?
"achego" is spelled A-C-H-E-G-O.
What does "achego" mean?
As a noun, "achego" means: o mesmo que achega
What language does "achego" come from?
"achego" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list