Which to use
“chaleira” and “chaveiro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,039
- “chaleira” frequency rank
- #26,668
- “chaveiro” frequency rank
- 66707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaleira | chaveiro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaso metálico ou cerâmico, por vezes elétrico, onde se aquece ou ferve água | artigo ou utensílio para carregar ou portar chaves |
Where the eye mixes chaleira and chaveiro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chaleira and chaveiro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses chaleira with chaveiro
A purely visual mix-up. chaleira (/ʃɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/) and chaveiro (/ʃɐ.ˈvɐj.ɾu/) 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 66707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaleira is recorded at frequency rank #40,039, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/. chaveiro is at rank #26,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈvɐj.ɾu/.
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 66707, this pair ranks #4,889 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chaleira vs chaveiro
Shared letters: acehir. Private to "chaleira": l. Private to "chaveiro": ov.
"chaleira" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV · "chaveiro" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaleira" and "chaveiro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chaleira" or "chaveiro"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chaleira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chaveiro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,889 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaleira" and "chaveiro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaleira vs clareira". 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 #4,889 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.