checar

verb

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The verdict

“checar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,227
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar

Corpus desk

Index PT-checar · checar · Portuguese

checar · rank #11,227 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,227
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cal

Nearest frequency peer: cal (-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 “checar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “checar” 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).

checar vs cher
67% similar
checar vs chega
67% similar
checar vs cheia
67% similar

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

Key facts for checar
PropertyValue
Headwordchecar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,227
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “checar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.checarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cal” (#11,223), “coalizão” (#11,231), “cabra” (#11,222). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “checar” fica em #11,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around checar, averb. Corpus frequency is #11,227 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for checar, with forms such as "cchecar", "cehcar", and "chcear". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cher", "chega", "cheia", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is checar, spelled C-H-E-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar
  2. 2
    estabelecer comparação; confrontar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Checar a lista de passageiros.
  2. Checar o aumento dos preços com a tabela.

This word in other languages

check(English)checar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchecar
  • cehcar
  • chcear
  • cheacr
  • checarr
  • checcar
  • checra
  • chhecar
  • hcecar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of checar - 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.

cchecar1cehcar2chcear2cheacr2checarr1checcar1checra2chhecar1
Edit distance from "checar"

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 "checar"?
"checar" is spelled C-H-E-C-A-R.
What does "checar" mean?
As a verb, "checar" means: estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar
What words are commonly confused with "checar"?
"checar" is commonly confused with "cher", "chega", "cheia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "checar" come from?
"checar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bigode#11,217acorde#11,201ferrar#11,270gostos#11,279

Similar misspelling depth

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

viatura9 variantssecret9 variantsperuano9 variantsplural9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list