chaminé
/ʃɐ.mi.ˈnɛ/
The verdict
“chaminé” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #25,593 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,593
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - duto de acesso aéreo das fornalhas ao exterior fazendo a tiragem do ar e da fumaça; por outras vezes, também serve como entrada de ar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chaminé |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃɐ.mi.ˈnɛ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #25,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chaminé” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for chaminé is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʃɐ.mi.ˈnɛ/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,593 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chaminé, with forms such as "cahminé", "cchaminé", and "chaimné". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cabine", "chacina", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is chaminé, spelled C-H-A-M-I-N-É.
Definition
- 1duto de acesso aéreo das fornalhas ao exterior fazendo a tiragem do ar e da fumaça; por outras vezes, também serve como entrada de ar
- 2fogão para aquecer as salas; estufa
- 3abertura da mina para ventilação (renovação do ar)
- 4duto que serve para a ventilação dos edifícios
- 5manga de candeeiro
- 6saída vulcânica acessória ao vulcão por onde saem gases, lavas e outros
- 7pessoa que fuma muito
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cahminé,cchaminé,chaimné,chaminné,chamién,chamminé,chamnié,chhaminé,chmainé,hcaminé
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chaminé - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “chaminé”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-A-M-I-N-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʃɐ.mi.ˈnɛ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cabine” - see the side-by-side comparison. chaminé vs cabine
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.