Which to use
“chamar” and “clamar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #884
- “chamar” frequency rank
- #39,058
- “clamar” frequency rank
- 39942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chamar | clamar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | solicitar a atenção ou a aproximação de alguém ou de algum animal (com palavras ou sinais) | soltar vozes altas |
Where the eye mixes chamar and clamar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chamar and clamar
A purely visual mix-up. chamar (/ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/) and clamar (/klɐ.ˈmaɾ/) 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 a single letter - h in “chamar” becomes l in “clamar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chamar is recorded at frequency rank #884, classified as averb, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈmaɾ/. clamar is at rank #39,058, tagged as averb, pronounced /klɐ.ˈmaɾ/.
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 39942, this pair ranks #26,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chamar vs clamar
Shared letters: acmr. Private to "chamar": h. Private to "clamar": l.
"chamar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "clamar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chamar" and "clamar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chamar" or "clamar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chamar" and "clamar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chamar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clamar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chamar" and "clamar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clamar vs clonar". 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 #26,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.