chocalhar

/ʃu.kɐ.ˈʎaɾ/

//ʃu.kɐ.ˈʎaɾ// verb

The verdict

“chocalhar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tocar chocalho

Corpus desk

Index PT-chocalhar · chocalhar · Portuguese

chocalhar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for chocalhar
PropertyValue
Headwordchocalhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʃu.kɐ.ˈʎaɾ/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “chocalhar” em português

chocalharestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chocalhar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ʃu.kɐ.ˈʎaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

chocalhar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is chocalhar, spelled C-H-O-C-A-L-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tocar chocalho
  2. 2
    produzir som um líquido ou objetos agitados
  3. 3
    agitar um recipiente que contém líquido, vascolejar
  4. 4
    correr a voz, espalhar
  5. 5
    gargalhar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chocalhar"?
"chocalhar" is spelled C-H-O-C-A-L-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃu.kɐ.ˈʎaɾ/.
What does "chocalhar" mean?
As a verb, "chocalhar" means: tocar chocalho
How do you pronounce "chocalhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chocalhar" is /ʃu.kɐ.ˈʎaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chocalhar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list