charlatão

/ʃɐɾ.lɐ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/

//ʃɐɾ.lɐ.ˈtɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“charlatão” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #38,620. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,620
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vendedor ambulante de drogas impingidas como miraculosas

Corpus desk

Index PT-charlatao · charlatão · Portuguese

charlatão · rank #38,620 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,620
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chefiar

Nearest frequency peer: chefiar (+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 “charlatão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “charlatão” 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
Key facts for charlatão
PropertyValue
Headwordcharlatão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃɐɾ.lɐ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,620
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “charlatão”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).charlatãocai 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 “chefiar” (#38,622), “caçado” (#38,617), “catacumbas” (#38,615). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “charlatão” fica em #38,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around charlatão (IPA /ʃɐɾ.lɐ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,620 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for charlatão, with forms such as "cahrlatão", "ccharlatão", and "chalratão". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is charlatão, spelled C-H-A-R-L-A-T-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vendedor ambulante de drogas impingidas como miraculosas
  2. 2
    falso médico
  3. 3
    indivíduo que explora a boa-fé do povo, impostor

Synonyms

curandeiroenganadorimpostormata-sanos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahrlatão
  • ccharlatão
  • chalratão
  • charaltão
  • charlatoã
  • charlattão
  • charlaãto
  • charllatão
  • charltaão
  • charrlatão
  • chharlatão
  • chralatão
  • hcarlatão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahrlatão2ccharlatão1chalratão2charaltão2charlatoã2charlattão1charlaãto2charllatão1
Edit distance from "charlatão"

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 "charlatão"?
"charlatão" is spelled C-H-A-R-L-A-T-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɐɾ.lɐ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/.
What does "charlatão" mean?
As a noun, "charlatão" means: vendedor ambulante de drogas impingidas como miraculosas
What are common misspellings of "charlatão"?
Common misspellings include "cahrlatão", "ccharlatão", "chalratão", "charaltão", "charlatoã". The correct spelling is "charlatão".
How do you pronounce "charlatão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charlatão" is /ʃɐɾ.lɐ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charlatão" come from?
"charlatão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list