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checagem

Portuguese, noun/ʃeˈka.ʒẽj̃/

checagem is spelled C-H-E-C-A-G-E-M (8 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 22,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Checagem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “check; the act of checking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de checar”.

What does checagem mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilfemininecheck; the act of checking

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. ato ou efeito de checar 2. ação de verificar ou conferir (alguma coisa)

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of checagem

  • checagens plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce checagem?

  • Brazil /ʃeˈka.ʒẽj̃/
  • Brazil [ʃeˈka.ʒẽɪ̯̃]
  • Portugal /ʃɛˈka.ʒɐ̃j̃/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to checagem

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is checagem in Portuguese?

checagem appears 1.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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