achego
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achego |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “achego” em português
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
- 1o mesmo que achega
- 2ato ou efeito de achegar ou achegar-se
- 3proteção, amparo
- 4vantagem ou lucro inesperado, imprevisto
- 5cônjuge ou amante
- 6filho de par não comprometido, filho de solteira
- 7porco que é cevado à parte do grupo principal para fazer uma segunda matança
- 8ato ou efeito de encostar; encosto
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how achego appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Esse marinheiro tem um achego em cada porto.
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.