Which to use
“chalé” and “cham” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,246
- “chalé” frequency rank
- #44,752
- “cham” frequency rank
- 67998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalé | cham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa campestre de madeira ao estilo alpino, normalmente em região montanhosa, cujo telhado apresenta forte caimento e beirais avançados | um certo tipo de autocrata |
Where the eye mixes chalé and cham
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chalé runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against cham's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chalé with cham
A purely visual mix-up. chalé (/ʃa.ˈlɛ/) and cham (/kæm/) 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 67998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chalé is recorded at frequency rank #23,246, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃa.ˈlɛ/. cham is at rank #44,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kæm/.
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 67998, this pair ranks #4,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chalé vs cham
Shared letters: ach. Private to "chalé": lé. Private to "cham": m.
"chalé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cham" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cham ← cahm · ccham · chamm · chham · chma · hcam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chalé" for "cham" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chalé" vs "cham" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chalé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalé" and "cham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cham vs chau". 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 #4,431 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.