Which to use
“cesta” and “chita” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,017
- “cesta” frequency rank
- #33,329
- “chita” frequency rank
- 42346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesta | chita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto comumente feito de fibras ou vergas entrelaçadas, para o transporte e armazenamento de produtos como alimentos, roupas, etc | tecido de algodão de pouco valor, ralo e geralmente estampado com cores vivas |
Where the eye mixes cesta and chita
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cesta vs chita
A purely visual mix-up. cesta (/ˈseʃ.tɐ/, /ˈses.tɐ/ (menos frequente)) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesta is recorded at frequency rank #9,017, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈseʃ.tɐ/, /ˈses.tɐ/ (menos frequente). 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 42346, this pair ranks #23,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cesta vs chita
Shared letters: act. Private to "cesta": es. Private to "chita": hi.
"cesta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "chita" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cesta" and "chita" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cesta" vs "chita" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesta" 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 #23,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesta" 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 #23,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.