Which to use
“calo” and “chão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,256
- “calo” frequency rank
- #1,140
- “chão” frequency rank
- 30396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calo | chão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção dura da pele que se tornou grossa e rígida por atrito repetido | corda |
Letter map: calo vs chão
Shared letters muted; letters that set calo and chão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - calo / chão
calo and chão 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calo is recorded at frequency rank #29,256, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.lu/. chão is at rank #1,140, tagged as anoun.
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 30396, this pair ranks #37,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calo vs chão
Shared letters: co. Private to "calo": al. Private to "chão": hã.
"calo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calo ← aclo · callo · caol · ccalo · clao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calo" and "chão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "calo" or "chão"?
What to do next
Pair "calo" vs "chão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "calo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calo" and "chão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calo vs ciao". 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 #37,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.