Which to use
“chama” and “chamada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #781
- “chama” frequency rank
- #782
- “chamada” frequency rank
- 1563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chama | chamada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | labareda que se eleva dos materiais incandescentes, flama | ato de chamar |
Where the eye mixes chama and chamada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chama and chamada
A purely visual mix-up. chama (/ˈʃɐ.mɐ/) and chamada (/ʃɐ.ˈma.dɐ/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “chama” sits inside “chamada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chama is recorded at frequency rank #781, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɐ.mɐ/. chamada is at rank #782, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈma.dɐ/.
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 1563, this pair ranks #73,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chama vs chamada
Shared letters: achm. Private to "chama": -. Private to "chamada": d.
"chama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chamada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chama" for "chamada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chama" vs "chamada" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chamada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chama" and "chamada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chama 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 #73,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.