Which to use
“chácara” and “chapada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,799
- “chácara” frequency rank
- #9,974
- “chapada” frequency rank
- 24773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chácara | chapada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequena propriedade rural, destinada a agricultura ou a lazer, normalmente próxima a uma cidade | área de terra de dimensões consideráveis, situada a uma certa altitude, cujo topo é relativamente plano, limitada por nítidas rupturas de declive, formando às vezes escarpas abruptas |
Letter map: chácara vs chapada
Shared letters muted; letters that set chácara and chapada apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. chácara and chapada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - chácara / chapada
chácara and chapada are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chácara is recorded at frequency rank #14,799, classified as anoun. chapada is at rank #9,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈpa.dɐ/.
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 24773, this pair ranks #44,726 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chácara vs chapada
Shared letters: ach. Private to "chácara": rá. Private to "chapada": dp.
"chácara" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chapada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chapada ← cahpada · cchapada · chaapda · chapaad · chapadda · chapdaa · chappada · chhapada
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "chácara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chapada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,726 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chácara" and "chapada" 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 #44,726 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.