Which to use
“chalé” and “chama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,246
- “chalé” frequency rank
- #781
- “chama” frequency rank
- 24027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalé | chama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa campestre de madeira ao estilo alpino, normalmente em região montanhosa, cujo telhado apresenta forte caimento e beirais avançados | labareda que se eleva dos materiais incandescentes, flama |
Where the eye mixes chalé and chama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chalé and chama follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses chalé with chama
A purely visual mix-up. chalé (/ʃa.ˈlɛ/) and chama (/ˈʃɐ.mɐ/) 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 24027, 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/. chama is at rank #781, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɐ.mɐ/.
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 24027, this pair ranks #45,683 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalé vs chama
Shared letters: ach. Private to "chalé": lé. Private to "chama": m.
"chalé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chama ← cahma · cchama · chaam · chamma · chhama · chmaa · hcama
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chalé" for "chama" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chalé" or "chama"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chalé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,683 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalé" and "chama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chalé 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 #45,683 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.