Which to use
“chama” and “cisma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #781
- “chama” frequency rank
- #32,106
- “cisma” frequency rank
- 32887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chama | cisma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | labareda que se eleva dos materiais incandescentes, flama | ato de cismar, de cogitar |
Where the eye mixes chama and cisma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chama vs cisma
A purely visual mix-up. chama (/ˈʃɐ.mɐ/) and cisma (/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32887, 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/. cisma is at rank #32,106, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsiʒ.mɐ/.
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 32887, this pair ranks #34,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chama vs cisma
Shared letters: acm. Private to "chama": h. Private to "cisma": is.
"chama" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cisma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chama" and "cisma" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chama" vs "cisma" - 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 "cisma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chama" and "cisma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caspa vs cisma". 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 #34,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.