chumbar

/ʃũ.ˈbaɾ/

//ʃũ.ˈbaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“chumbar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,311. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,311
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - soldar, prender ou obturar com chumbo derretido ou outro metal fusível

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chumbar vs chumbo
71% similar
chumbar vs chutar
71% similar
chumbar vs chupar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chumbar
PropertyValue
Headwordchumbar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʃũ.ˈbaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,311
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chumbar” 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). chumbar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chumbar (IPA /ʃũ.ˈbaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,311 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chumbar, with forms such as "cchumbar", "chhumbar", and "chmubar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "chumbo", "chutar", "chupar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 chumbar, spelled C-H-U-M-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    soldar, prender ou obturar com chumbo derretido ou outro metal fusível
  2. 2
    ferir com projétil de chumbo
  3. 3
    (Derivação: por extensão de sentido) ferir ou matar com tiro de arma de fogo
  4. 4
    apor selo de chumbo ou outro metal a certos documentos ou mercadorias para atestar a sua autenticidade
  5. 5
    munir ou guarnecer com pesos de chumbo
  6. 6
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) ligar com firmeza
  7. 7
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) fechar hermeticamente
  8. 8
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) (Regionalismo: Portugal) (Uso: informal) reprovar em exame ou concurso
  9. 9
    (Regionalismo: Portugal) (Uso: informal) causar ilusão em
  10. 10
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) enfraquecer muito
  11. 11
    (Regionalismo: Brasil) fixar na alvenaria com qualquer substância aglutinante e resistente
  12. 12
    (Regionalismo: Brasil) (Uso: informal) (Diacronismo: obsoleto) fazer obturação dentária com amálgama ou com outra liga metálica à base de chumbo
  13. 13
    dar cor de chumbo; pintar de cinza-escuro
  14. 14
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) privar de movimentos
  15. 15
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) (Uso: informal) embebedar(-se), embriagar(-se)
  16. 16
    (Regionalismo: Brasil) atrair ou sentir-se atraído
  17. 17
    (Derivação: sentido figurado) (Regionalismo: Portugal) ser malsucedido
  18. 18
    escorrer ou esguichar chumbo líquido para fora do molde

Synonyms

chumbearbalearchumbearselarsolidificarafundarenganarlograrimobilizarapaixonarenamorarenfeitiçarfalhar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchumbar
  • chhumbar
  • chmubar
  • chubmar
  • chumabr
  • chumbarr
  • chumbbar
  • chumbra
  • chummbar
  • cuhmbar
  • hcumbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chumbar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchumbar1chhumbar1chmubar2chubmar2chumabr2chumbarr1chumbbar1chumbra2
Edit distance from "chumbar"

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 "chumbar"?
"chumbar" is spelled C-H-U-M-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃũ.ˈbaɾ/.
What does "chumbar" mean?
As a verb, "chumbar" means: soldar, prender ou obturar com chumbo derretido ou outro metal fusível
What words are commonly confused with "chumbar"?
"chumbar" is commonly confused with "chumbo", "chutar", "chupar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chumbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chumbar" is /ʃũ.ˈbaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chumbar" come from?
"chumbar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “chumbar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-H-U-M-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʃũ.ˈbaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “chumbo” - see the side-by-side comparison. chumbar vs chumbo
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list