Which to use
“cepa” and “chá” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,036
- “cepa” frequency rank
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- 42747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cepa | chá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tronco de videira | 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 cepa and chá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cepa with chá
A purely visual mix-up. cepa (/ˈse.pɐ/) 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 42747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cepa is recorded at frequency rank #40,036, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.pɐ/. 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 42747, this pair ranks #22,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cepa vs chá
Shared letters: c. Private to "cepa": aep. Private to "chá": há.
"cepa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cepa ← ccepa · ceap · ceppa · cpea · ecpa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cepa" for "chá" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cepa" or "chá"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cepa" 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 #22,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cepa" and "chá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cepa 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 #22,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.