chácaravschecarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: chácara is a noun, checar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“chácara” is a noun and “checar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,799
“chácara” frequency rank
#11,227
“checar” frequency rank
26026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chácara checar
Definition pequena propriedade rural, destinada a agricultura ou a lazer, normalmente próxima a uma cidade estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chácara and checar apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
chácara
6 ch
checar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chácara is anoun and checaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chácara is recorded at frequency rank #14,799, classified as anoun. checar is at rank #11,227, tagged as averb.

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 26026, this pair ranks #43,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of chácara vs checar

Shared letters: achr. Private to "chácara": á. Private to "checar": e.

"chácara" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "checar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • checarcchecar · cehcar · chcear · cheacr · checarr · checcar · checra · chhecar

Frequency comparison

chácara#14,799
checar#11,227

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chácara" and "checar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "chácara" is a noun and "checar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "chácara" or "checar"?
"checar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,227 in our Portuguese list, against #14,799 for "chácara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering chácara vs checar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “chácara”; for a verb, it's “checar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chácara” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list