# chefiar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ʃɨ.ˈfjaɾ/ · frequency rank #38,622

## Definitions
1. exercer a função de chefe
2. comandar; liderar; dirigir
3. governar

## Easily confused with
- **cheia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/chefiar-vs-cheia)
- **chegar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/chefiar-vs-chegar)
- **confiar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/chefiar-vs-confiar)
- **cheirar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/chefiar-vs-cheirar)
- **checar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/checar-vs-chefiar)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cchefiar`, `cehfiar`, `chefair`, `cheffiar`, `chefiarr`, `chefira`, `cheifar`, `chfeiar`, `chhefiar`, `hcefiar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/chefiar