Which to use
“chá” and “chuva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- #1,563
- “chuva” frequency rank
- 4274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chá | chuva |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | fenômeno recorrente em que ocorre precipitação de água em estado líquido em volume maior ou igual a gotas |
Where the eye mixes chá and chuva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chá with chuva
A purely visual mix-up. chá (/ˈʃa/) and chuva (/'ʃu.vɐ/) 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 4274, 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/. chuva is at rank #1,563, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'ʃu.vɐ/.
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 4274, this pair ranks #70,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chá vs chuva
Shared letters: ch. Private to "chá": á. Private to "chuva": auv.
"chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "chuva" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chuva ← cchuva · chhuva · chuav · chuvva · chvua · cuhva · hcuva
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chá" for "chuva" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chá" or "chuva" show up more?
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 "chá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chuva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chá" and "chuva" 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 #70,680 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.