wach

/vax/

//vax// adj

The verdict

“wach” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - desperto, acordado

Corpus desk

Index PT-wach · wach · Portuguese

wach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for wach
PropertyValue
Headwordwach
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/vax/
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “wach” em português

wachnão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wach is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /vax/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

wach doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is wach, spelled W-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    desperto, acordado
  2. 2
    de mente aberta

Antonyms

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wach"?
"wach" is spelled W-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /vax/.
What does "wach" mean?
As an adjective, "wach" means: desperto, acordado
How do you pronounce "wach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wach" is /vax/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wach" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list