chaga

/ˈʃa.ɡɐ/

//ˈʃa.ɡɐ// noun

The verdict

“chaga” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #54,838 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,838
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ferida aberta

Corpus desk

Index PT-chaga · chaga · Portuguese

chaga · rank #54,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,838
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH castrar

Nearest frequency peer: castrar (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “chaga”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “chaga” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chaga
PropertyValue
Headwordchaga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃa.ɡɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “chaga” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.chagacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “castrar” (#54,834), “circunstancial” (#54,845), “candeia” (#54,830). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chaga” fica em #54,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chaga is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #54,838 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʃa.ɡɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chaga, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is chaga, spelled C-H-A-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ferida aberta
  2. 2
    incisão na casca das árvores

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); 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 "chaga"?
"chaga" is spelled C-H-A-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃa.ɡɐ/.
What does "chaga" mean?
As a noun, "chaga" means: ferida aberta
How do you pronounce "chaga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaga" is /ˈʃa.ɡɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaga" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list