charro

/ˈʃa.Ru/

//ˈʃa.Ru// adj

The verdict

“charro” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,425 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,425
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - agreste, rústico, rude

Corpus desk

Index PT-charro · charro · Portuguese

charro · rank #69,425 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,425
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chorus

Nearest frequency peer: chorus (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “charro”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “charro” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for charro
PropertyValue
Headwordcharro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈʃa.Ru/
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,425
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “charro” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.charrocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “chorus” (#69,427), “caudaloso” (#69,417), “catavento” (#69,416). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “charro” fica em #69,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

charro is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,425 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈʃa.Ru/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for charro, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 charro, spelled C-H-A-R-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    agreste, rústico, rude
  2. 2
    que não merece consideração ou apreço

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 "charro"?
"charro" is spelled C-H-A-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃa.Ru/.
What does "charro" mean?
As an adjective, "charro" means: agreste, rústico, rude
How do you pronounce "charro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charro" is /ˈʃa.Ru/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charro" come from?
"charro" 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 "charro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list