Which to use
“cagar” and “chegar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,037
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #390
- “chegar” frequency rank
- 15427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | chegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expelir pelo ânus; defecar | pôr em contato |
Where the eye mixes cagar and chegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cagar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against chegar's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cagar and chegar
A purely visual mix-up. cagar (/kɐ'ɣaɾ/) and chegar (/ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagar is recorded at frequency rank #15,037, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ'ɣaɾ/. chegar is at rank #390, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15427, this pair ranks #56,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs chegar
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "cagar": -. Private to "chegar": eh.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "chegar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cagar" and "chegar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cagar" vs "chegar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "chegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagar vs coagir". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.