Which to use
“cham” and “clã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,752
- “cham” frequency rank
- #8,588
- “clã” frequency rank
- 53340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cham | clã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um certo tipo de autocrata | grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais |
Where the eye mixes cham and clã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cham vs clã
A purely visual mix-up. cham (/kæm/) and clã (/ˈklɐ̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53340, 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/. clã is at rank #8,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɐ̃/.
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 53340, this pair ranks #12,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cham vs clã
Shared letters: c. Private to "cham": ahm. Private to "clã": lã.
"cham" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "clã" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cham ← cahm · ccham · chamm · chham · chma · hcam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cham" and "clã" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cham" vs "clã" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cham" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cham" and "clã" 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 #12,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.