chagar

/ʃɐ.ˈɡaɾ/

//ʃɐ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“chagar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #88,026 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,026
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fazer chaga em

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)

Where “chagar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chagar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chagar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #88,026 among 3,948 “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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Using “chagar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-A-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʃɐ.ˈɡaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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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