cheer

/t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/

//t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)// noun

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The verdict

“cheer” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #72,314 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,314
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-cheer · cheer · Portuguese

cheer · rank #72,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,314
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH clava

Nearest frequency peer: clava (+7 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 “cheer”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cheer
PropertyValue
Headwordcheer
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cheer” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cheercai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “clava” (#72,321), “ceifar” (#72,306), “cambista” (#72,294). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cheer” fica em #72,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cheer is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #72,314 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cheer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cheer, spelled C-H-E-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    alegria
  2. 2
    grito de encorajamento

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 "cheer"?
"cheer" is spelled C-H-E-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/.
What does "cheer" mean?
As a noun, "cheer" means: alegria
How do you pronounce "cheer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheer" is /t͡ʃɪə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheer" come from?
"cheer" 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 "cheer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clava#72,321bisão#72,274afago#72,206vison#72,157

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list