Which to use
“ceia” and “chita” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #33,329
- “chita” frequency rank
- 48125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | chita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | tecido de algodão de pouco valor, ralo e geralmente estampado com cores vivas |
Where the eye mixes ceia and chita
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ceia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against chita's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ceia and chita
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) and chita (/ˈʃi.tɐ/) 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 48125, 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/. chita is at rank #33,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃi.tɐ/.
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 48125, this pair ranks #17,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs chita
Shared letters: aci. Private to "ceia": e. Private to "chita": ht.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "chita" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ceia" for "chita" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ceia" or "chita"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" and "chita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chita vs copta". 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 #17,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.