chaleira

//ʃɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,039

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

chaleira is aPortuguesenoun. It means: vaso metálico ou cerâmico, por vezes elétrico, onde se aquece ou ferve água Pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Often confused with coleira and chaveiro.

Key facts for chaleira
PropertyValue
Headwordchaleira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,039
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chaleira in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for chaleira is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʃɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,039 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for chaleira, with forms such as "cahleira", "cchaleira", and "chaelira". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "coleira", "chaveiro", "clareira", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is chaleira, spelled C-H-A-L-E-I-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vaso metálico ou cerâmico, por vezes elétrico, onde se aquece ou ferve água
  2. 2
    recipiente que se usa para servir o chá
  3. 3
    bajulador; lambe-botas

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahleira,cchaleira,chaelira,chaleiar,chaleirra,chaleria,chaliera,challeira,chhaleira,chlaeira,hcaleira

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chaleira

Misspelling Variants of "chaleira"

cahleira8cchaleira9chaelira8chaleiar8chaleirra9chaleria8chaliera8challeira9
Misspelling Variants of "chaleira"

Frequency rank: #40,039 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chaleira"?
"chaleira" is spelled C-H-A-L-E-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/.
What does "chaleira" mean?
As a noun, "chaleira" means: vaso metálico ou cerâmico, por vezes elétrico, onde se aquece ou ferve água
What words are commonly confused with "chaleira"?
"chaleira" is commonly confused with "coleira", "chaveiro", "clareira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chaleira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaleira" is /ʃɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaleira" come from?
"chaleira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.