Which to use
“chacina” and “chaminé” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,893
- “chacina” frequency rank
- #25,593
- “chaminé” frequency rank
- 50486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chacina | chaminé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de chacinar | duto de acesso aéreo das fornalhas ao exterior fazendo a tiragem do ar e da fumaça; por outras vezes, também serve como entrada de ar |
Where the eye mixes chacina and chaminé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chacina vs chaminé
A purely visual mix-up. chacina (/ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ/) and chaminé (/ʃɐ.mi.ˈnɛ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chacina is recorded at frequency rank #24,893, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ/. chaminé is at rank #25,593, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.mi.ˈnɛ/.
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 50486, this pair ranks #14,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chacina vs chaminé
Shared letters: achin. Private to "chacina": -. Private to "chaminé": mé.
"chacina" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chaminé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chacina ← cahcina · cchacina · chaccina · chacian · chacinna · chacnia · chaicna · chcaina
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chacina" and "chaminé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chacina" or "chaminé" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chacina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaminé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chacina" and "chaminé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacina vs chávena". 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 #14,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.