chiclete
/ʃi.ˈklɛ.tɨ/
The verdict
“chiclete” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,313
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que tem característica rítmica, melódica ou letrística envolvente e/ou contagiante que faz com que se goste e/ou grave-se na memória e se recorde com bastante nitidez
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 | chiclete |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʃi.ˈklɛ.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #14,313 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chiclete” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around chiclete (IPA /ʃi.ˈklɛ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,313 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que tem característica rítmica, melódica ou letrística envolvente e/ou contagiante que faz com que se goste e/ou grave-se na memória e se recorde com bastante nitidez".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for chiclete, with forms such as "cchiclete", "chcilete", and "chhiclete". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "chicote", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is chiclete, spelled C-H-I-C-L-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1que tem característica rítmica, melódica ou letrística envolvente e/ou contagiante que faz com que se goste e/ou grave-se na memória e se recorde com bastante nitidez
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cchiclete
- chcilete
- chhiclete
- chicclete
- chicelte
- chicleet
- chiclette
- chicllete
- chicltee
- chilcete
- cihclete
- hciclete
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chiclete - 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 “chiclete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-I-C-L-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʃi.ˈklɛ.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “chicote” - see the side-by-side comparison. chiclete vs chicote
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.