Which to use
“chan” and “chase” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,862
- “chan” frequency rank
- #10,327
- “chase” frequency rank
- 19189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chan | chase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | semente comestível de certas espécies de sálvia (Salvia chia e Salvia hispanica) | caçada |
Where the eye mixes chan and chase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chan with chase
A purely visual mix-up. chan (/ˈʧan/) and chase (/tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19189, 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/. chase is at rank #10,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/.
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 19189, this pair ranks #51,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chan vs chase
Shared letters: ach. Private to "chan": n. Private to "chase": es.
"chan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chan" and "chase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chan" vs "chase" - which ranks higher?
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 "chan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chan" and "chase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chase vs chess". 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 #51,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.