Which to use
“ceia” and “cheia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #1,770
- “cheia” frequency rank
- 16566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | cheia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | inundação |
Where the eye mixes ceia and cheia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ceia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against cheia's 5 (CCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ceia with cheia
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) and cheia (/ˈʃɐj.ɐ/) 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 16566, 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/. cheia is at rank #1,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɐj.ɐ/.
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 16566, this pair ranks #54,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs cheia
Shared letters: acei. Private to "ceia": -. Private to "cheia": h.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "cheia" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ceia" and "cheia" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ceia" or "cheia"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ceia" and "cheia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cheia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" and "cheia" 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 #54,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.