Which to use
“chan” and “chance” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,862
- “chan” frequency rank
- #1,271
- “chance” frequency rank
- 10133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chan | chance |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | semente comestível de certas espécies de sálvia (Salvia chia e Salvia hispanica) | possibilidade de algum acontecimento independente de intenção humana |
Letter map: chan vs chance
Shared letters muted; letters that set chan and chance apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: chan and chance
chan and chance are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “chan” sits inside “chance”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chan is recorded at frequency rank #8,862, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʧan/. chance is at rank #1,271, tagged as anoun.
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 10133, this pair ranks #63,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chan vs chance
Shared letters: achn. Private to "chan": -. Private to "chance": e.
"chan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chance" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chan" and "chance" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chan" vs "chance" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "chan" vs "chance" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "chan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chance" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chan" and "chance" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chan 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 #63,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.