# chan vs chu

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### chan
*noun · IPA /ˈʧan/ · frequency rank #8,862*
semente comestível de certas espécies de sálvia (Salvia chia e Salvia hispanica)

### chu
*verb · IPA /ʃy/, /ʃːy/ · frequency rank #24,559*
particípio passado do verbo choir

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/chan-vs-chu