chegar

/ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/

//ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“chegar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#390
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pôr em contato

Corpus desk

Index PT-chegar · chegar · Portuguese

chegar · rank #390 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #390
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH desse

Nearest frequency peer: desse (+1 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 “chegar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “chegar” 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).

chegar vs cher
67% similar
chegar vs cheia
67% similar
chegar vs chegou
67% similar

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

Key facts for chegar
PropertyValue
Headwordchegar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#390
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chegar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).chegarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desse” (#391), “los” (#394), “claro” (#385). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chegar” fica em #390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chegar (IPA /ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #390 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chegar, with forms such as "cchegar", "cehgar", and "cheagr". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "cher", "cheia", "chegou", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is chegar, spelled C-H-E-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr em contato
  2. 2
    levar a fêmea à cobrição
  3. 3
    aproximar
  4. 4
    pôr perto de, colocar perto de, chegar perto de
  5. 5
    bastar, ser suficiente: chega de
  6. 6
    vir
  7. 7
    dar entrada em
  8. 8
    assomar
  9. 9
    regressar
  10. 10
    bastar, ser suficiente
  11. 11
    sovar
  12. 12
    ir embora
  13. 13
    aproximar-se
  14. 14
    resolver-se
  15. 15
    mostrar-se

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. chegar na hora
  2. Agora chega!

This word in other languages

approach(English)llegar(Español)arriver(Français)kommen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchegar
  • cehgar
  • cheagr
  • chegarr
  • cheggar
  • chegra
  • chgear
  • chhegar
  • hcegar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchegar1cehgar2cheagr2chegarr1cheggar1chegra2chgear2chhegar1
Edit distance from "chegar"

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 "chegar"?
"chegar" is spelled C-H-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "chegar" mean?
As a verb, "chegar" means: pôr em contato
What words are commonly confused with "chegar"?
"chegar" is commonly confused with "cher", "cheia", "chegou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chegar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chegar" is /ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chegar" come from?
"chegar" 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 "chegar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ajudar#383passar#380início#377apesar#404

Similar misspelling depth

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

maneira9 variantspolícia9 variantspensar9 variantspontos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list