pichar

/pi.ˈʃaɾ/

//pi.ˈʃaɾ// verb

The verdict

“pichar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #58,117 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,117
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aplicar piche em

Corpus desk

Index PT-pichar · pichar · Portuguese

pichar · rank #58,117 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,117
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pindorama

Nearest frequency peer: Pindorama (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “pichar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “pichar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pichar
PropertyValue
Headwordpichar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pi.ˈʃaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “pichar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.picharcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Pindorama” (#58,119), “piro” (#58,121), “organizo” (#58,101). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pichar” fica em #58,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pichar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #58,117 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pi.ˈʃaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for pichar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is pichar, spelled P-I-C-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aplicar piche em
  2. 2
    criticar violentamente
  3. 3
    escrever (dizeres políticos, símbolos, nomes, etc.) em muros e paredes
  4. 4
    avacalhar o patrimônio público

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cerca de 50 pessoas teriam chegado e começado a pichar o local.

Synonyms

grafitar

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 "pichar"?
"pichar" is spelled P-I-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pi.ˈʃaɾ/.
What does "pichar" mean?
As a verb, "pichar" means: aplicar piche em
How do you pronounce "pichar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pichar" is /pi.ˈʃaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pichar" come from?
"pichar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list