chita

//ˈʃi.tɐ// noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,329

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

chita is aPortuguesenoun. It means: tecido de algodão de pouco valor, ralo e geralmente estampado com cores vivas Pronounced /ˈʃi.tɐ/. Often confused with cima and cria.

Key facts for chita
PropertyValue
Headwordchita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʃi.tɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,329
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chita in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for chita is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʃi.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,329 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for chita, with forms such as "cchita", "chhita", and "chiat". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cima", "cria", "city", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is chita, spelled C-H-I-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    tecido de algodão de pouco valor, ralo e geralmente estampado com cores vivas
  2. 2
    pelagem de fundo branco salpicada de grupos de pelos vermelhos, típica dos bovinos da raça gir; o mesmo que 'chitado'

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchita,chhita,chiat,chitta,chtia,cihta,hcita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chita

Misspelling Variants of "chita"

cchita6chhita6chiat5chitta6chtia5cihta5hcita5
Misspelling Variants of "chita"

Frequency rank: #33,329 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chita"?
"chita" is spelled C-H-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃi.tɐ/.
What does "chita" mean?
As a noun, "chita" means: tecido de algodão de pouco valor, ralo e geralmente estampado com cores vivas
What words are commonly confused with "chita"?
"chita" is commonly confused with "cima", "cria", "city". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chita" is /ˈʃi.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chita" come from?
"chita" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.