Which to use
“chamada” and “chegada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #782
- “chamada” frequency rank
- #1,842
- “chegada” frequency rank
- 2624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chamada | chegada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de chamar | o ato de chegar |
Where the eye mixes chamada and chegada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chamada and chegada
A purely visual mix-up. chamada (/ʃɐ.ˈma.dɐ/) and chegada (/ʃɨ.ˈɡa.dɐ/) 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 2624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chamada is recorded at frequency rank #782, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈma.dɐ/. chegada is at rank #1,842, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɨ.ˈɡa.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 2624, this pair ranks #72,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chamada vs chegada
Shared letters: acdh. Private to "chamada": m. Private to "chegada": eg.
"chamada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chegada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chamada" and "chegada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chamada" or "chegada"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chamada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chegada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chamada" and "chegada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chegada vs chupada". 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 #72,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.