charada

/ʃɐ.ˈɾa.dɐ/

//ʃɐ.ˈɾa.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“charada” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #34,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,196
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enigma no qual se deve adivinhar uma palavra (ou expressão) longa que foi decomposta em diversas partes

Corpus desk

Index PT-charada · charada · Portuguese

charada · rank #34,196 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,196
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH centrar

Nearest frequency peer: centrar (-6 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 “charada”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “charada” 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).

charada vs chegada
71% similar
charada vs chupada
71% similar
charada vs camada
71% similar

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

Key facts for charada
PropertyValue
Headwordcharada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɐ.ˈɾa.dɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,196
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “charada”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “centrar” (#34,190), “cocktail” (#34,203), “cogitar” (#34,204). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “charada” fica em #34,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around charada (IPA /ʃɐ.ˈɾa.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,196 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for charada, with forms such as "cahrada", "ccharada", and "chaarda". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "chegada", "chupada", "camada", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is charada, spelled C-H-A-R-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    enigma no qual se deve adivinhar uma palavra (ou expressão) longa que foi decomposta em diversas partes
  2. 2
    coisa bizarra ou difícil de entender

This word in other languages

riddle(English)charada(Español)charade(Français)Scharade(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahrada
  • ccharada
  • chaarda
  • charaad
  • charadda
  • chardaa
  • charrada
  • chharada
  • chraada
  • hcarada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahrada2ccharada1chaarda2charaad2charadda1chardaa2charrada1chharada1
Edit distance from "charada"

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 "charada"?
"charada" is spelled C-H-A-R-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɐ.ˈɾa.dɐ/.
What does "charada" mean?
As a noun, "charada" means: enigma no qual se deve adivinhar uma palavra (ou expressão) longa que foi decomposta em diversas partes
What words are commonly confused with "charada"?
"charada" is commonly confused with "chegada", "chupada", "camada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "charada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charada" is /ʃɐ.ˈɾa.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charada" come from?
"charada" 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 "charada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

centrar#34,190cogitar#34,204cabeção#34,173decimal#34,221

Similar misspelling depth

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

cabeçada10 variantsarruinado10 variantsescriba10 variantszoologia10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list