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Which to use

“chacra” and “chamba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,936
“chacra” frequency rank
#30,805
“chamba” frequency rank
66741
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chacra chamba
Definition Campo de riego, labrado y sembrado para cultivo intensivo de legumbres, hortalizas, maíz, papas, frijoles, sandías, etc. Sucesión de casualidades que dan lugar a una situación propicia.

Where the eye mixes chacra and chamba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
chacra
6 ch
chamba

Why the eye confuses chacra with chamba

A purely visual mix-up. chacra ([ˈt͡ʃakɾa]) and chamba ([ˈt͡ʃãmba]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

chacra is recorded at frequency rank #35,936, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃakɾa]. chamba is at rank #30,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃãmba].

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 66741, this pair ranks #39,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chacra vs chamba

Shared letters: ach. Private to "chacra": r. Private to "chamba": bm.

"chacra" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "chamba" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chacracahcra · cchacra · chacar · chaccra · chacrra · charca · chcara · chhacra
  • chambacahmba · cchamba · chabma · chamab · chambba · chammba · chamva · chhamba

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chacra" for "chamba" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt͡ʃakɾa] versus [ˈt͡ʃãmba]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "chacra" vs "chamba" - which ranks higher?
"chamba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,805 in our Spanish list, against #35,936 for "chacra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "chacra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chamba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chacra" and "chamba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacra vs Charo". 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 #39,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list