Which to use
“causa” and “chuva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #340
- “causa” frequency rank
- #1,563
- “chuva” frequency rank
- 1903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causa | chuva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquilo ou aquele que ocasiona um acontecimento ou faz que uma coisa exista | fenômeno recorrente em que ocorre precipitação de água em estado líquido em volume maior ou igual a gotas |
Where the eye mixes causa and chuva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: causa vs chuva
A purely visual mix-up. causa (/ˈkaw.zɐ/) and chuva (/'ʃu.vɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causa is recorded at frequency rank #340, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaw.zɐ/. chuva is at rank #1,563, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'ʃu.vɐ/.
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 1903, this pair ranks #73,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causa vs chuva
Shared letters: acu. Private to "causa": s. Private to "chuva": hv.
"causa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "chuva" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "causa" and "chuva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "causa" or "chuva" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "causa" and "chuva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "causa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chuva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causa" and "chuva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caudal vs causa". 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 #73,617 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.