charge

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“charge” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #19,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,078
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - carga

Corpus desk

Index PT-charge · charge · Portuguese

charge · rank #19,078 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,078
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Butão

Nearest frequency peer: Butão (-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 “charge”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “charge” 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).

charge vs chave
67% similar
charge vs chase
67% similar
charge vs chore
67% similar

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

Key facts for charge
PropertyValue
Headwordcharge
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,078
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “charge”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Butão” (#19,076), “coeficiente” (#19,082), “colesterol” (#19,083). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “charge” fica em #19,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around charge, anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,078 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for charge, with forms such as "cahrge", "ccharge", and "chagre". 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, "chave", "chase", "chore", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is charge, spelled C-H-A-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    carga
  2. 2
    charge
  3. 3
    responsabilidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how charge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il ne serait plus jamais à sa charge.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahrge
  • ccharge
  • chagre
  • chareg
  • chargge
  • charrge
  • chharge
  • chrage
  • hcarge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of charge - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cahrge2ccharge1chagre2chareg2chargge1charrge1chharge1chrage2
Edit distance from "charge"

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 "charge"?
"charge" is spelled C-H-A-R-G-E.
What does "charge" mean?
As a noun, "charge" means: carga
What words are commonly confused with "charge"?
"charge" is commonly confused with "chave", "chase", "chore". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "charge" come from?
"charge" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

behind#19,071Comics#19,086cursar#19,107êxtase#19,033

Similar misspelling depth

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

aversão9 variantsaluguer9 variantstriagem9 variantstitânio9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list