chatear

/ʃɐ.ˈtjaɾ/

//ʃɐ.ˈtjaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“chatear” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,043
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-chatear · chatear · Portuguese

chatear · rank #15,043 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,043
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH coincide

Nearest frequency peer: coincide (+4 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 “chatear”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chatear” 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).

chatear vs chutar
71% similar
chatear vs clarear
71% similar
chatear vs custear
71% similar

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

Key facts for chatear
PropertyValue
Headwordchatear
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʃɐ.ˈtjaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,043
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chatear”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “coincide” (#15,047), “caldeirão” (#15,038), “cagar” (#15,037). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chatear” fica em #15,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around chatear (IPA /ʃɐ.ˈtjaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,043 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for chatear, with forms such as "cahtear", "cchatear", and "chaetar". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "chutar", "clarear", "custear", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is chatear, spelled C-H-A-T-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    maçar, importunar
  2. 2
    agachar-se
  3. 3
    andar junto ao chão
  4. 4
    aborrecer-se

Synonyms

caningar

This word in other languages

hassle(English)embêter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahtear
  • cchatear
  • chaetar
  • chataer
  • chatearr
  • chatera
  • chattear
  • chhatear
  • chtaear
  • hcatear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cahtear2cchatear1chaetar2chataer2chatearr1chatera2chattear1chhatear1
Edit distance from "chatear"

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 "chatear"?
"chatear" is spelled C-H-A-T-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɐ.ˈtjaɾ/.
What does "chatear" mean?
As a verb, "chatear" means: maçar, importunar
What words are commonly confused with "chatear"?
"chatear" is commonly confused with "chutar", "clarear", "custear". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chatear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chatear" is /ʃɐ.ˈtjaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chatear" come from?
"chatear" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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 "chatear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bravura#15,034bolinho#15,032efetuar#15,097elogiar#15,101

Similar misspelling depth

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

condessa10 variantsaquático10 variantstaxista10 variantsresumir10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list