Which to use
“checar” is a verb and “chega” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,227
- “checar” frequency rank
- #626
- “chega” frequency rank
- 11853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | checar | chega |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelecer a veracidade, correção ou realidade de; conferir, verificar | utilizado como expletivo, transmite a ideia de “até mesmo” |
Letter map: checar vs chega
Shared letters muted; letters that set checar and chega apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. checar runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against chega's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - checar and chega
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: checar is averb and chegaanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
checar is recorded at frequency rank #11,227, classified as averb. chega is at rank #626, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈʃe.ɡɐ/.
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 11853, this pair ranks #60,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of checar vs chega
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "checar": r. Private to "chega": g.
"checar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "chega" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "checar" for "chega" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "checar" vs "chega" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "checar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "checar" and "chega" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacal vs checar". 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 #60,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.