chamar

/ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/

//ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“chamar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#884
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - solicitar a atenção ou a aproximação de alguém ou de algum animal (com palavras ou sinais)

Corpus desk

Index PT-chamar · chamar · Portuguese

chamar · rank #884 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #884
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH bairro

Nearest frequency peer: bairro (-1 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 “chamar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chamar” 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).

chamar vs chamo
67% similar
chamar vs chapa
67% similar
chamar vs chegar
67% similar

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

Key facts for chamar
PropertyValue
Headwordchamar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#884
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chamar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).chamarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bairro” (#883), “costa” (#885), “crime” (#886). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chamar” fica em #884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chamar (IPA /ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #884 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chamar, with forms such as "cahmar", "cchamar", and "chaamr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chamo", "chapa", "chegar", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is chamar, spelled C-H-A-M-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    solicitar a atenção ou a aproximação de alguém ou de algum animal (com palavras ou sinais)
  2. 2
    gritar por alguém ou alguma coisa
  3. 3
    convocar
  4. 4
    invocar
  5. 5
    atrair com chamariz
  6. 6
    reclamar; mandar vir
  7. 7
    dar nome a; denominar; nomear
  8. 8
    invocar auxílio
  9. 9
    soar toques sonoros lentos, o telefone do telefonador, indicando que o telefone do telefonado está apto, e por ser, interconectado para o estabelecimento da via de comunicação
  10. 10
    ter nome, apelidar-se

Synonyms

tocar

This word in other languages

call(English)llamar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahmar
  • cchamar
  • chaamr
  • chamarr
  • chammar
  • chamra
  • chhamar
  • chmaar
  • hcamar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahmar2cchamar1chaamr2chamarr1chammar1chamra2chhamar1chmaar2
Edit distance from "chamar"

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 "chamar"?
"chamar" is spelled C-H-A-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/.
What does "chamar" mean?
As a verb, "chamar" means: solicitar a atenção ou a aproximação de alguém ou de algum animal (com palavras ou sinais)
What words are commonly confused with "chamar"?
"chamar" is commonly confused with "chamo", "chapa", "chegar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chamar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chamar" is /ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chamar" come from?
"chamar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bairro#883código#887sábado#880graças#895

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

esperar9 variantsmortos9 variantstinham9 variantsbranco9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list