Which to use
“chalé” and “chore” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,246
- “chalé” frequency rank
- #12,012
- “chore” frequency rank
- 35258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalé | chore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa campestre de madeira ao estilo alpino, normalmente em região montanhosa, cujo telhado apresenta forte caimento e beirais avançados | tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina |
Where the eye mixes chalé and chore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. chalé and chore follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: chalé vs chore
A purely visual mix-up. chalé (/ʃa.ˈlɛ/) and chore (/tʃɔː/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35258, 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/. chore is at rank #12,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃɔː/.
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 35258, this pair ranks #31,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalé vs chore
Shared letters: ch. Private to "chalé": alé. Private to "chore": eor.
"chalé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chore ← cchore · chhore · choer · chorre · chroe · cohre · hcore
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chalé" and "chore" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chalé" vs "chore" - which ranks higher?
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 "chore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalé" and "chore" 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 #31,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.