Which to use
“chácara” is a noun and “chamar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,799
- “chácara” frequency rank
- #884
- “chamar” frequency rank
- 15683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chácara | chamar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequena propriedade rural, destinada a agricultura ou a lazer, normalmente próxima a uma cidade | solicitar a atenção ou a aproximação de alguém ou de algum animal (com palavras ou sinais) |
Letter map: chácara vs chamar
Shared letters muted; letters that set chácara and chamar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. chácara runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against chamar's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: chácara vs chamar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chácara is anoun and chamaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chácara is recorded at frequency rank #14,799, classified as anoun. chamar is at rank #884, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/.
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 15683, this pair ranks #56,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chácara vs chamar
Shared letters: achr. Private to "chácara": á. Private to "chamar": m.
"chácara" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chamar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chamar ← cahmar · cchamar · chaamr · chamarr · chammar · chamra · chhamar · chmaar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chácara" and "chamar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chácara" or "chamar" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "chácara" and "chamar".
- Full dictionary entry for "chácara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chamar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chácara" and "chamar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacal vs chácara". 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 #56,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.