Which to use
“chegado” is an adjective and “chegar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,379
- “chegado” frequency rank
- #390
- “chegar” frequency rank
- 4769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chegado | chegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | próximo | pôr em contato |
Where the eye mixes chegado and chegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chegado runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against chegar's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chegado vs chegar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chegado is /ʃɨ.ˈɡa.du/ while chegar is /ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chegado is recorded at frequency rank #4,379, classified as anadj, pronounced /ʃɨ.ˈɡa.du/. 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 4769, this pair ranks #70,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chegado vs chegar
Shared letters: acegh. Private to "chegado": do. Private to "chegar": r.
"chegado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chegar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chegado" and "chegar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chegado" or "chegar"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "chegado" 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 #70,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chegado" and "chegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chefiar vs chegar". 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 #70,023 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.