chocalho
The verdict
“chocalho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,504 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,504
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sineta cônica que se prende ao pescoço de animais
Corpus desk
Index PT-chocalho · chocalho · Portuguese
chocalho · rank #51,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,504
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH comadre
Nearest frequency peer: comadre (+6 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 “chocalho”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- cadastrado
cadastrado
48,512 corpus weight
- cadinho
cadinho
48,511 corpus weight
- chocalho
chocalho
48,497 corpus weight
- comadre
comadre
48,491 corpus weight
- command
command
48,490 corpus weight
- compilador
compilador
48,489 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “chocalho” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chocalho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,504 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “chocalho” em português
Rare enough to double-check
chocalho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,504 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chocalho, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is chocalho, spelled C-H-O-C-A-L-H-O.
Definition
- 1sineta cônica que se prende ao pescoço de animais
- 2guizo
- 3instrumento musical de estrutura oca, com sementes em seu interior
- 4extremidade da cauda da cascavel
- 5pessoa faladeira, intrigante
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chocalho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Já aí vem o conocedor e já ouço o chocalho do cabestro.
A Unidos reúne 150 entusiasmados alemães nos tamborins, surdos, cuíca, chocalho e repique.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).