chagar

/ʃɐ.ˈɡaɾ/

//ʃɐ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

The verdict

“chagar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,026 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,026
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer chaga em

Corpus desk

Index PT-chagar · chagar · Portuguese

chagar · rank #88,026 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,026
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH civilization

Nearest frequency peer: civilization (+10 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 “chagar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chagar
PropertyValue
Headwordchagar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʃɐ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “chagar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).chagarcai 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: “civilization” (#88,036), “carijó” (#88,012), “coadjutor” (#88,042). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chagar” fica em #88,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chagar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,026 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ʃɐ.ˈɡaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chagar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is chagar, spelled C-H-A-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer chaga em
  2. 2
    ferir
  3. 3
    afligir

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list