encher

/ẽ.ˈʃeɾ/

//ẽ.ˈʃeɾ// verb

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The verdict

“encher” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,731
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar cheio

Corpus desk

Index PT-encher · encher · Portuguese

encher · rank #5,731 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,731
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH essência

Nearest frequency peer: essência (+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 “encher”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “encher” 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).

encher vs encolher
75% similar

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

Key facts for encher
PropertyValue
Headwordencher
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.ˈʃeɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,731
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “encher”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).enchercai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “essência” (#5,733), “desconto” (#5,726), “dedicar” (#5,725). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “encher” fica em #5,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around encher (IPA /ẽ.ˈʃeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,731 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for encher, with forms such as "ecnher", "enccher", and "encehr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "encolher", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is encher, spelled E-N-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar cheio
  2. 2
    ocupar o espaço vazio; completar
  3. 3
    preencher; cumprir; desempenhar; satisfazer exigências
  4. 4
    saciar
  5. 5
    abarrotar; entulhar; acumular
  6. 6
    fazer fortuna por meios pouco lícitos
  7. 7
    beber álcool em grande quantidade, e por consequência inebreando-se com ele
  8. 8
    irritar, incomodar, perturbar, aborrecer
  9. 9
    pavonear-se
  10. 10
    comer à farta

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how encher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Encher o copo e esvaziá-lo no desabor da amargura.
  2. Encher a mochila.

Synonyms

encher o pacováencher os pacovásencher os picuásencher o saco

This word in other languages

fill(English)llenar(Español)remplir(Français)füllen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnher
  • enccher
  • encehr
  • encherr
  • enchher
  • enchre
  • enhcer
  • enncher
  • necher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encher - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecnher2enccher1encehr2encherr1enchher1enchre2enhcer2enncher1
Edit distance from "encher"

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 "encher"?
"encher" is spelled E-N-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.ˈʃeɾ/.
What does "encher" mean?
As a verb, "encher" means: tornar cheio
What words are commonly confused with "encher"?
"encher" is commonly confused with "encolher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encher" is /ẽ.ˈʃeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encher" come from?
"encher" 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 "encher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

feijão#5,737placar#5,781Suécia#5,795UNESCO#5,800

Similar misspelling depth

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

essência9 variantsguitarra9 variantsmortas9 variantsmineiro9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list