Which to use
“calha” and “chá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,453
- “calha” frequency rank
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- 33164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calha | chá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amarelinha | planta da família das Teáceas, originária do Extremo Oriente, cultivada por causa de suas folhas que contêm um alcalóide, a teína (cafeína do chá) |
Where the eye mixes calha and chá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses calha with chá
A purely visual mix-up. calha (/ˈka.ʎɐ/) and chá (/ˈʃa/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calha is recorded at frequency rank #30,453, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ʎɐ/. 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 33164, this pair ranks #34,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calha vs chá
Shared letters: ch. Private to "calha": al. Private to "chá": á.
"calha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calha ← aclha · cahla · calah · calhha · callha · ccalha · claha
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "calha" and "chá" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "calha" vs "chá" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "calha" and "chá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calha" 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 #34,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calha" and "chá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calha vs canja". 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 #34,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.