chicana

Name: chicana, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ/

//ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“chicana” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #86,253 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,253
frequency rank, Portuguese: 3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

Key facts for chicana
Property	Value
Headword	chicana
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#86,253
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chicana” 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). chicana lands here:

#86,253

#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

chicana is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #86,253 among 3,948 “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
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
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
proposição de ação judicial, ou contestação em um processo, com a intenção de prejudicar alguém; litigar com fim de prejudicar
4
meio elaborado para enganar outrem

Synonyms

ardil tramoiatrapaça

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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Using “chicana”

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

The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-I-C-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ʃiˈkɐ̃.nɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.