chapada

/ʃɐ.ˈpa.dɐ/

//ʃɐ.ˈpa.dɐ// noun

The verdict

“chapada” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,974
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - área de terra de dimensões consideráveis, situada a uma certa altitude, cujo topo é relativamente plano, limitada por nítidas rupturas de declive, formando às vezes escarpas abruptas

Corpus desk

Index PT-chapada · chapada · Portuguese

chapada · rank #9,974 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,974
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH colisão

Nearest frequency peer: colisão (+2 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 “chapada”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chapada” 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).

chapada vs chegada
71% similar
chapada vs chapado
86% similar
chapada vs charada
86% similar

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

Key facts for chapada
PropertyValue
Headwordchapada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɐ.ˈpa.dɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,974
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chapada”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).chapadacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “colisão” (#9,976), “cardeal” (#9,969), “comuna” (#9,979). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chapada” fica em #9,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chapada (IPA /ʃɐ.ˈpa.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,974 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chapada, with forms such as "cahpada", "cchapada", and "chaapda". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "chegada", "chapado", "charada", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is chapada, spelled C-H-A-P-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    área de terra de dimensões consideráveis, situada a uma certa altitude, cujo topo é relativamente plano, limitada por nítidas rupturas de declive, formando às vezes escarpas abruptas
  2. 2
    extensão de terreno de superfície regular e horizontal; tipo de planalto extenso
  3. 3
    pancada ou bofetada em cheio

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahpada
  • cchapada
  • chaapda
  • chapaad
  • chapadda
  • chapdaa
  • chappada
  • chhapada
  • chpaada
  • hcapada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahpada2cchapada1chaapda2chapaad2chapadda1chapdaa2chappada1chhapada1
Edit distance from "chapada"

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 "chapada"?
"chapada" is spelled C-H-A-P-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɐ.ˈpa.dɐ/.
What does "chapada" mean?
As a noun, "chapada" means: área de terra de dimensões consideráveis, situada a uma certa altitude, cujo topo é relativamente plano, limitada por nítidas rupturas de declive, formando às vezes escarpas abruptas
What words are commonly confused with "chapada"?
"chapada" is commonly confused with "chegada", "chapado", "charada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chapada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chapada" is /ʃɐ.ˈpa.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chapada" come from?
"chapada" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list