Which to use
“chan” and “clã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,862
- “chan” frequency rank
- #8,588
- “clã” frequency rank
- 17450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chan | clã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | semente comestível de certas espécies de sálvia (Salvia chia e Salvia hispanica) | grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais |
Where the eye mixes chan and clã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between chan and clã
A purely visual mix-up. chan (/ˈʧan/) and clã (/ˈklɐ̃/) 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 17450, 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/. clã is at rank #8,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɐ̃/.
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 17450, this pair ranks #53,792 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chan vs clã
Shared letters: c. Private to "chan": ahn. Private to "clã": lã.
"chan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "clã" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chan ← cahn · cchan · chann · chhan · chna · hcan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chan" and "clã" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chan" vs "clã" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,792 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chan" and "clã" 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 #53,792 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.