# cham vs chama

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cham
*noun · IPA /kæm/ · frequency rank #44,752*
um certo tipo de autocrata

### chama
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɐ.mɐ/ · frequency rank #781*
labareda que se eleva dos materiais incandescentes, flama

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cham-vs-chama