chalévschanceWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“chalé” and “chance” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,246
“chalé” frequency rank
#1,271
“chance” frequency rank
24517
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chalé chance
Definition casa campestre de madeira ao estilo alpino, normalmente em região montanhosa, cujo telhado apresenta forte caimento e beirais avançados possibilidade de algum acontecimento independente de intenção humana

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chalé and chance apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
chalé
6 ch
chance

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

chalé and chance 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24517, 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/. chance is at rank #1,271, tagged as anoun.

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 24517, this pair ranks #45,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of chalé vs chance

Shared letters: ach. Private to "chalé": . Private to "chance": en.

"chalé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "chance" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chancecahnce · cchance · chacne · chancce · chanec · channce · chhance · chnace

Frequency comparison

chalé#23,246
chance#1,271

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chalé" and "chance" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "chalé" or "chance"?
"chance" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,271 in our Portuguese list, against #23,246 for "chalé". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering chalé vs chance

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chalé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list