Which to use
“chalé” and “chave” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,246
- “chalé” frequency rank
- #1,329
- “chave” frequency rank
- 24575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalé | chave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa campestre de madeira ao estilo alpino, normalmente em região montanhosa, cujo telhado apresenta forte caimento e beirais avançados | objeto usado para abrir e fechar uma fechadura, algemas ou cadeado |
Where the eye mixes chalé and chave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chalé and chave 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 chave
A purely visual mix-up. chalé (/ʃa.ˈlɛ/) and chave (/ˈʃa.vɨ/) 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 24575, 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/. chave is at rank #1,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃa.vɨ/.
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 24575, this pair ranks #44,998 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalé vs chave
Shared letters: ach. Private to "chalé": lé. Private to "chave": ev.
"chalé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chave ← cahve · cchave · chaev · chavve · chhave · chvae · hcave
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chalé" and "chave" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chalé" or "chave" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chalé" and "chave" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chalé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,998 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalé" and "chave" 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 #44,998 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.