chupar

/ʃuˈpaɾ/

//ʃuˈpaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“chupar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,602
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sorver, sugar

Corpus desk

Index PT-chupar · chupar · Portuguese

chupar · rank #11,602 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,602
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH che

Nearest frequency peer: che (-2 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “chupar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “chupar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

chupar vs chuva
67% similar
chupar vs cruzar
67% similar
chupar vs culpar
67% similar

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

Key facts for chupar
PropertyValue
Headwordchupar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ʃuˈpaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,602
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “chupar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.chuparcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “che” (#11,600), “coitado” (#11,604), “casino” (#11,598). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “chupar” fica em #11,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around chupar (IPA /ʃuˈpaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,602 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for chupar, with forms such as "cchupar", "chhupar", and "chpuar". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "chuva", "cruzar", "culpar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is chupar, spelled C-H-U-P-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sorver, sugar
  2. 2
    extrair com a boca o suco de
  3. 3
    gastar, revolvendo na boca com a saliva
  4. 4
    absorver (falando dos corpos porosos)
  5. 5
    ingerir bebidas alcoólicas
  6. 6
    aproveitar, lograr, lucrar, tirar de outrem para si
  7. 7
    tirar pouco a pouco o dinheiro a
  8. 8
    abiscoitar, alcançar, apanhar
  9. 9
    dar-se mal; vivenciar o descontentamento de ter dado-se mal

Synonyms

absorversorversugar

This word in other languages

suck(English)chupar(Español)sucer(Français)saugen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchupar
  • chhupar
  • chpuar
  • chuapr
  • chuparr
  • chuppar
  • chupra
  • cuhpar
  • hcupar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chupar - 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.

cchupar1chhupar1chpuar2chuapr2chuparr1chuppar1chupra2cuhpar2
Edit distance from "chupar"

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 "chupar"?
"chupar" is spelled C-H-U-P-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ʃuˈpaɾ/.
What does "chupar" mean?
As a verb, "chupar" means: sorver, sugar
What words are commonly confused with "chupar"?
"chupar" is commonly confused with "chuva", "cruzar", "culpar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chupar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chupar" is /ʃuˈpaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chupar" come from?
"chupar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chupar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

casino#11,598canhão#11,596amargo#11,579sênior#11,558

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

coitado9 variantsatraído9 variantsaquecer9 variantsfitness9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list