cheiro

/ˈʃɐj.ɾu/

//ˈʃɐj.ɾu// noun

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The verdict

“cheiro” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,083
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-cheiro · cheiro · Portuguese

cheiro · rank #2,083 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,083
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH canto

Nearest frequency peer: canto (-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 “cheiro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cheiro” 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).

cheiro vs Ciro
50% similar
cheiro vs cher
67% similar
cheiro vs choro
67% similar

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

Key facts for cheiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcheiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃɐj.ɾu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,083
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cheiro”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “canto” (#2,082), “cliente” (#2,084), “bar” (#2,081). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cheiro” fica em #2,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cheiro (IPA /ˈʃɐj.ɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,083 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cheiro, with forms such as "ccheiro", "cehiro", and "cheior". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Ciro", "cher", "choro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is cheiro, spelled C-H-E-I-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    odor, aroma
  2. 2
    toque com a face, em especial os lábios e o nariz, em que se ventila aspirando sobretudo pela narina o ar bem próximo da pele doutra pessoa, costumeiramente no pescoço
  3. 3
    afago simbólico em forma de palavra cheiro pronunciada equivalente em ternura a um cheiro físico dado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O pedreiro Geraldo Aparecido de Quadros, que trabalha numa obra à margem do rio, disse que o pior é o mau cheiro da espuma.
  2. 2010, Campos, Antônio, Cronistas de Pernambuco, Digitaliza Conteudo, página:

This word in other languages

smell(English)olor(Español)odeur(Français)Geruch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccheiro
  • cehiro
  • cheior
  • cheirro
  • cherio
  • chheiro
  • chiero
  • hceiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cheiro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccheiro1cehiro2cheior2cheirro1cherio2chheiro1chiero2hceiro2
Edit distance from "cheiro"

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 "cheiro"?
"cheiro" is spelled C-H-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃɐj.ɾu/.
What does "cheiro" mean?
As a noun, "cheiro" means: odor, aroma
What words are commonly confused with "cheiro"?
"cheiro" is commonly confused with "Ciro", "cher", "choro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cheiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cheiro" is /ˈʃɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cheiro" come from?
"cheiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list