chicana

/ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ/

//ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ// noun

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The verdict

“chicana” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,253 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,253
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - artifício de se usar abusivamente dos meios judiciais, via de regra para retardar o andamento de um processo ou a prolatação de uma sentença que já se sabe, o advogado, ser adversa aos interesses q...

Corpus desk

Index PT-chicana · chicana · Portuguese

chicana · rank #86,253 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,253
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH chicha

Nearest frequency peer: chicha (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “chicana”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “chicana” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chicana
PropertyValue
Headwordchicana
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,253
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “chicana” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.chicanacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “chicha” (#86,254), “colmo” (#86,273), “cacifo” (#86,229). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chicana” fica em #86,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chicana is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,253 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chicana, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is chicana, spelled C-H-I-C-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    artifício de se usar abusivamente dos meios judiciais, via de regra para retardar o andamento de um processo ou a prolatação de uma sentença que já se sabe, o advogado, ser adversa aos interesses que defende
  2. 2
    uso de argumentos sabidamente falsos ou meramente provocativos, numa tentativa de induzir a erro (juiz, testemunha, a parte contrária), ou apenas repetidos ou protelatórios, dificultando ou retardando o prosseguimento dos atos processuais
  3. 3
    proposição de ação judicial, ou contestação em um processo, com a intenção de prejudicar alguém; litigar com fim de prejudicar
  4. 4
    meio elaborado para enganar outrem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Roberto Freire acusa Cunha de fazer ‹chicana› ao suspender sessão do Conselho de Ética.
  2. Nota: neste como nos casos anteriores, constituem abuso da advocacia, do direito de peticionar

Synonyms

ardiltramoiatrapaça

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 "chicana"?
"chicana" is spelled C-H-I-C-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ/.
What does "chicana" mean?
As a noun, "chicana" means: artifício de se usar abusivamente dos meios judiciais, via de regra para retardar o andamento de um processo ou a prolatação de uma sentença que já se sabe, o advogado, ser adversa aos interesses q...
How do you pronounce "chicana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chicana" is /ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chicana" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list