ceiavschiConfusable pair

Quick tell: ceia is a noun, chi is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ceia” is a noun and “chi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,796
“ceia” frequency rank
#10,328
“chi” frequency rank
25124
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ceia chi
Definition a última refeição do dia quem

Letter map: ceia vs chi

Shared letters muted; letters that set ceia and chi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
ceia
3 ch
chi

Grammar separator: ceia vs chi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ceia is anoun and chiapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25124, 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/. chi is at rank #10,328, tagged as apron.

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 25124, this pair ranks #44,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ceia vs chi

Shared letters: ci. Private to "ceia": ae. Private to "chi": h.

"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV  ·  "chi" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ceiacceia · ceai · ciea · ecia

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ceia" for "chi" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ceia" is a noun and "chi" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ceia" vs "chi" - which ranks higher?
"chi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,328 in our Portuguese list, against #14,796 for "ceia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ceia" and "chi".

  • Full dictionary entry for "ceia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ceia" and "chi" 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 #44,256 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list