Which to use
“cena” and “chá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,139
- “cena” frequency rank
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- 3850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cena | chá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | palco | 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 cena and chá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cena vs chá
A purely visual mix-up. cena (/ˈse.nɐ/) 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 3850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cena is recorded at frequency rank #1,139, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.nɐ/. 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 3850, this pair ranks #71,239 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cena vs chá
Shared letters: c. Private to "cena": aen. Private to "chá": há.
"cena" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cena ← ccena · cean · cenna · cnea · ecna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cena" and "chá" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cena" vs "chá" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cena" 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 #71,239 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cena" and "chá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chá vs chau". 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 #71,239 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.