Which to use
“casa” and “cha” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,664
- “casa” frequency rank
- #18,200
- “cha” frequency rank
- 34864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casa | cha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Haus, das Zuhause | Vater |
Where the eye mixes casa and cha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: casa vs cha
A purely visual mix-up. casa ([ˈkasa]) and cha ([t͡ɕaː˧˧]) 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 34864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casa is recorded at frequency rank #16,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkasa]. cha is at rank #18,200, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t͡ɕaː˧˧].
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 34864, this pair ranks #1,653,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casa vs cha
Shared letters: ac. Private to "casa": s. Private to "cha": h.
"casa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cha" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- casa ← acsa · caas · cassa · ccasa · csaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casa" for "cha" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "casa" or "cha" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "casa" and "cha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,653,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casa" and "cha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCS vs cha". 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 #1,653,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.