cheguei
The verdict
“cheguei” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,310 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #2,310
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de má aparência quando se trata, por exemplo, de roupas, traje, objetos
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cheguei |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,310 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cheguei” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for cheguei is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #2,310 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "de má aparência quando se trata, por exemplo, de roupas, traje, objetos".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cheguei, with forms such as "ccheguei", "cehguei", and "chegeui". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "cheque", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cheguei, spelled C-H-E-G-U-E-I.
Definition
- 1de má aparência quando se trata, por exemplo, de roupas, traje, objetos
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccheguei,cehguei,chegeui,chegguei,cheguie,cheugei,chgeuei,chheguei,hceguei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cheguei - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “cheguei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-E-G-U-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “cheque” - see the side-by-side comparison. cheguei vs cheque
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.