Which to use
“chá” and “chase” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- #10,327
- “chase” frequency rank
- 13038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chá | chase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planta da família das Teáceas, originária do Extremo Oriente, cultivada por causa de suas folhas que contêm um alcalóide, a teína (cafeína do chá) | caçada |
Where the eye mixes chá and chase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chá vs chase
A purely visual mix-up. chá (/ˈʃa/) and chase (/tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chá is recorded at frequency rank #2,711, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃa/. chase is at rank #10,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/.
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 13038, this pair ranks #59,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chá vs chase
Shared letters: ch. Private to "chá": á. Private to "chase": aes.
"chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chase ← cahse · cchase · chaes · chasse · chhase · chsae · hcase
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chá" and "chase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chá" or "chase"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chá" and "chase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chá" and "chase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chase vs chess". 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 #59,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.