Which to use
“casa” and “chase” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #91
- “casa” frequency rank
- #10,327
- “chase” frequency rank
- 10418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casa | chase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | construção que serve de moradia | caçada |
Where the eye mixes casa and chase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: casa vs chase
A purely visual mix-up. casa (/ˈka.zɐ/) and chase (/tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/) 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 10418, 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/. chase is at rank #10,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/.
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 10418, this pair ranks #62,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casa vs chase
Shared letters: acs. Private to "casa": -. Private to "chase": eh.
"casa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "casa" for "chase" ever safe?
Frequency check: "casa" vs "chase" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casa" and "chase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chase vs chess". 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 #62,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.