# chama vs chau

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### chau
*intj · IPA /ʃaʊ/ · frequency rank #49,350*
até logo; adeus!

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