Which to use
“cham” and “chão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,752
- “cham” frequency rank
- #1,140
- “chão” frequency rank
- 45892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cham | chão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um certo tipo de autocrata | corda |
Letter map: cham vs chão
Shared letters muted; letters that set cham and chão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cham vs chão
cham and chão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cham is recorded at frequency rank #44,752, classified as anoun, pronounced /kæm/. chão is at rank #1,140, tagged as anoun.
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 45892, this pair ranks #19,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cham vs chão
Shared letters: ch. Private to "cham": am. Private to "chão": oã.
"cham" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cham ← cahm · ccham · chamm · chham · chma · hcam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cham" and "chão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cham" or "chão"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cham" and "chão".
- Full dictionary entry for "cham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cham" and "chão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cham 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 #19,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.