Which to use
“chá” and “cosa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,711
- “chá” frequency rank
- #31,312
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 34023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chá | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | coisa |
Where the eye mixes chá and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chá with cosa
A purely visual mix-up. chá (/ˈʃa/) and cosa (/'kɔ.sa/) 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 34023, 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/. cosa is at rank #31,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.sa/.
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 34023, this pair ranks #33,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chá vs cosa
Shared letters: c. Private to "chá": há. Private to "cosa": aos.
"chá" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cosa ← ccosa · cossa · csoa · ocsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chá" and "cosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chá" or "cosa"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chá" and "cosa" 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 "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chá" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs cosa". 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 #33,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.