chacina

/ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ/

//ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ// noun

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The verdict

“chacina” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,893
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de chacinar

Corpus desk

Index PT-chacina · chacina · Portuguese

chacina · rank #24,893 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,893
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chilenos

Nearest frequency peer: chilenos (+4 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “chacina”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “chacina” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chacina vs china
71% similar
chacina vs chacota
71% similar
chacina vs chaminé
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chacina
PropertyValue
Headwordchacina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,893
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chacina”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.chacinacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “chilenos” (#24,897), “comercialmente” (#24,903), “cabeçalho” (#24,882). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chacina” fica em #24,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chacina (IPA /ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,893 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chacina, with forms such as "cahcina", "cchacina", and "chaccina". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "china", "chacota", "chaminé", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 chacina, spelled C-H-A-C-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de chacinar
  2. 2
    matança
  3. 3
    carne (normalmente de porco) salgada pronta para acondicionamento ou transporte

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahcina
  • cchacina
  • chaccina
  • chacian
  • chacinna
  • chacnia
  • chaicna
  • chcaina
  • chhacina
  • hcacina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chacina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahcina2cchacina1chaccina1chacian2chacinna1chacnia2chaicna2chcaina2
Edit distance from "chacina"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chacina"?
"chacina" is spelled C-H-A-C-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ/.
What does "chacina" mean?
As a noun, "chacina" means: ato ou efeito de chacinar
What words are commonly confused with "chacina"?
"chacina" is commonly confused with "china", "chacota", "chaminé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chacina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chacina" is /ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chacina" come from?
"chacina" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chacina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brindar#24,878cotação#24,924amuleto#24,839emissor#24,959

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

escavar10 variantsescroto10 variantsTheater10 variantsGuillaume10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list