chibata

noun

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The verdict

“chibata” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,349 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,349
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - chicote, relho

Key facts for chibata
PropertyValue
Headwordchibata
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,349
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chibata” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chibata lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chibata is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,349 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for chibata in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is chibata, spelled C-H-I-B-A-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    chicote, relho
  2. 2
    vara
  3. 3
    pênis
  4. 4
    gramínea (Chusquea baculifera); bengala-de-folha-larga, bengala-grande, chibata-grande
  5. 5
    golpe dado um dos pés para o alto e uma das mãos no chão
  6. 6
    lugar, local, dito de maneira agressiva ou com desdém

Synonyms

vergasta

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 "chibata"?
"chibata" is spelled C-H-I-B-A-T-A.
What does "chibata" mean?
As a noun, "chibata" means: chicote, relho
What language does "chibata" come from?
"chibata" 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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Using “chibata”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-I-B-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list