chancela
Portuguese, noun/ʃɐ̃ˈsɛ.lɐ/
chancela is spelled C-H-A-N-C-E-L-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 44,753rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chancela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “seal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of chancelar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “selo de cera aplicado a certos documentos para torná-los oficiais”.
What does chancela mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseal
- 2
femininesignature
- 3
femininerubber stamp
- 4
feminineapproval
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. selo de cera aplicado a certos documentos para torná-los oficiais 2. carimbo, assinatura, rubrica oficial 3. acordo 4. aprovação, referendo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chancela
- chancelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chancela?
- Brazil /ʃɐ̃ˈsɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /ʃɐ̃ˈsɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /t͡ʃɐ̃ˈsɛ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chancela in Portuguese?
chancela appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).