Which to use
“chalé” and “chase” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,246
- “chalé” frequency rank
- #10,327
- “chase” frequency rank
- 33573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalé | chase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa campestre de madeira ao estilo alpino, normalmente em região montanhosa, cujo telhado apresenta forte caimento e beirais avançados | caçada |
Where the eye mixes chalé and chase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chalé and chase follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between chalé and chase
A purely visual mix-up. chalé (/ʃa.ˈlɛ/) and chase (/tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/) 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 33573, 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/. chase is at rank #10,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/.
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 33573, this pair ranks #33,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalé vs chase
Shared letters: ach. Private to "chalé": lé. Private to "chase": es.
"chalé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chase ← cahse · cchase · chaes · chasse · chhase · chsae · hcase
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chalé" for "chase" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chalé" or "chase"?
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 "chase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalé" and "chase" 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 #33,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.