Which to use
“ceia” and “chá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- 17507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | chá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | 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 ceia and chá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ceia with chá
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) 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 17507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceia is recorded at frequency rank #14,796, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɐj.ɐ/. 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 17507, this pair ranks #53,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs chá
Shared letters: c. Private to "ceia": aei. Private to "chá": há.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceia ← cceia · ceai · ciea · ecia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ceia" for "chá" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ceia" vs "chá" - 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 "ceia" 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 #53,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" and "chá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceia vs cerda". 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 #53,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.