Which to use
“chacina” and “chávena” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,893
- “chacina” frequency rank
- #45,750
- “chávena” frequency rank
- 70643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chacina | chávena |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de chacinar | taça pequena, com asa, onde se servem bebidas quentes, principalmente café e chá |
Where the eye mixes chacina and chávena
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chacina vs chávena
A purely visual mix-up. chacina (/ʃɐ.ˈsi.nɐ/) and chávena (/ˈʃa.vɨ.nɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70643, 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/. chávena is at rank #45,750, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃa.vɨ.nɐ/.
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 70643, this pair ranks #3,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chacina vs chávena
Shared letters: achn. Private to "chacina": i. Private to "chávena": evá.
"chacina" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chávena" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chacina ← cahcina · cchacina · chaccina · chacian · chacinna · chacnia · chaicna · chcaina
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chacina" and "chávena" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chacina" or "chávena" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chacina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chávena" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chacina" and "chávena" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabina vs chacina". 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 #3,563 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.