Which to use
“casa” and “chá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #91
- “casa” frequency rank
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- 2802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casa | chá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | construção que serve de moradia | 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 casa and chá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. casa (/ˈka.zɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casa is recorded at frequency rank #91, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.zɐ/. 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 2802, this pair ranks #72,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casa vs chá
Shared letters: c. Private to "casa": as. Private to "chá": há.
"casa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- casa ← acsa · caas · cassa · ccasa · csaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casa" and "chá" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "casa" or "chá"?
What to do next
You've compared "casa" and "chá". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "casa" 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 #72,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casa" and "chá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chá vs chau". 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
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