Which to use
“cham” is a noun and “chi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,752
- “cham” frequency rank
- #10,328
- “chi” frequency rank
- 55080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cham | chi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um certo tipo de autocrata | quem |
Letter map: cham vs chi
Shared letters muted; letters that set cham and chi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - cham and chi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cham is anoun and chiapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55080, 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/. chi is at rank #10,328, tagged as apron.
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 55080, this pair ranks #10,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cham vs chi
Shared letters: ch. Private to "cham": am. Private to "chi": i.
"cham" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chi" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cham ← cahm · ccham · chamm · chham · chma · hcam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cham" and "chi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cham" or "chi" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "cham" and "chi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cham" and "chi" 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 #10,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.