cacarejar

/kɐ.kɐ.Rɨ.ˈʒaɾ/

//kɐ.kɐ.Rɨ.ˈʒaɾ// verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer cacarejos, o som emitido pela galinha

Corpus desk

Index PT-cacarejar · cacarejar · Portuguese

cacarejar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cacarejar
PropertyValue
Headwordcacarejar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kɐ.kɐ.Rɨ.ˈʒaɾ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cacarejar” em português

cacarejarfica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cacarejar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kɐ.kɐ.Rɨ.ˈʒaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fazer cacarejos, o som emitido pela galinha".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cacarejar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cacarejar, spelled C-A-C-A-R-E-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer cacarejos, o som emitido pela galinha

This word in other languages

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 "cacarejar"?
"cacarejar" is spelled C-A-C-A-R-E-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.kɐ.Rɨ.ˈʒaɾ/.
What does "cacarejar" mean?
As a verb, "cacarejar" means: fazer cacarejos, o som emitido pela galinha
How do you pronounce "cacarejar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cacarejar" is /kɐ.kɐ.Rɨ.ˈʒaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cacarejar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list