achego

noun

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The verdict

“achego” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que achega

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

Where “achego” sits in Portuguese frequency

achego falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for achego is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

Synonyms

encostoencostoencosto

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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Using “achego”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-C-H-E-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list