CvscháWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“C” and “chá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#372
“C” frequency rank
#2,711
“chá” frequency rank
3083
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature C chá
Definition linguagem de programação de alto nível para computadores, voltada para o desenvolvimento de sistemas e aplicativos planta da família das Teáceas, originária do Extremo Oriente, cultivada por causa de suas folhas que contêm um alcalóide, a teína (cafeína do chá)

Letter map: C vs chá

Shared letters muted; letters that set C and chá apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

1 ch
C
3 ch
chá

Corpus notes: C and chá

C and chá are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “C” sits inside “chá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

C is recorded at frequency rank #372, classified as anoun. chá is at rank #2,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃa/.

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 3083, this pair ranks #72,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of C vs chá

Shared letters: c. Private to "C": -. Private to "chá": .

"C" · 1 letters · shape C  ·  "chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "C" for "chá" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “C” sits inside “chá”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "C" vs "chá" - which ranks higher?
"C" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #372 in our Portuguese list, against #2,711 for "chá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "C" vs "chá" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "C" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "C" and "chá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chá vs chau". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #72,133 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list