Which to use
“castanha” is a noun and “castanho” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,275
- “castanha” frequency rank
- #10,485
- “castanho” frequency rank
- 25760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | castanha | castanho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruta proveniente da castanheira, e de outras árvores | uma cor como a de chocolate ou café |
Letter map: castanha vs castanho
Shared letters muted; letters that set castanha and castanho apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. castanha and castanho follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - castanha and castanho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: castanha is anoun and castanhoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “castanha” becomes o in “castanho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
castanha is recorded at frequency rank #15,275, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐʃ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/. castanho is at rank #10,485, tagged as anadj.
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 25760, this pair ranks #43,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of castanha vs castanho
Shared letters: achnst. Private to "castanha": -. Private to "castanho": o.
"castanha" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "castanho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "castanha" and "castanho" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "castanha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "castanho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "castanha" and "castanho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cascalho vs castanho". 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 #43,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.