Which to use
“chalé” and “chute” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,246
- “chalé” frequency rank
- #7,881
- “chute” frequency rank
- 31127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chalé | chute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa campestre de madeira ao estilo alpino, normalmente em região montanhosa, cujo telhado apresenta forte caimento e beirais avançados | o ato de chutar |
Where the eye mixes chalé and chute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chalé and chute
A purely visual mix-up. chalé (/ʃa.ˈlɛ/) and chute (/ˈʃuti/) 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 31127, 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/. chute is at rank #7,881, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃuti/.
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 31127, this pair ranks #37,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chalé vs chute
Shared letters: ch. Private to "chalé": alé. Private to "chute": etu.
"chalé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chute ← cchute · chhute · chtue · chuet · chutte · cuhte · hcute
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chalé" and "chute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chalé" or "chute"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chalé" and "chute" 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 "chute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chalé" and "chute" 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 #37,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.