Which to use
“chalé” and “charge” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,246
- “chalé” frequency rank
- #19,078
- “charge” frequency rank
- 42324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalé | charge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa campestre de madeira ao estilo alpino, normalmente em região montanhosa, cujo telhado apresenta forte caimento e beirais avançados | carga |
Letter map: chalé vs charge
Shared letters muted; letters that set chalé and charge apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on chalé vs charge
chalé and charge 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 42324, 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/. charge is at rank #19,078, 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 42324, this pair ranks #23,479 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalé vs charge
Shared letters: ach. Private to "chalé": lé. Private to "charge": egr.
"chalé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- charge ← cahrge · ccharge · chagre · chareg · chargge · charrge · chharge · chrage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chalé" for "charge" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chalé" or "charge"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "chalé" and "charge".
- Full dictionary entry for "chalé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,479 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalé" and "charge" 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 #23,479 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.