Which to use
“charada” and “chegada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,196
- “charada” frequency rank
- #1,842
- “chegada” frequency rank
- 36038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | charada | chegada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | enigma no qual se deve adivinhar uma palavra (ou expressão) longa que foi decomposta em diversas partes | o ato de chegar |
Where the eye mixes charada and chegada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. charada and chegada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between charada and chegada
A purely visual mix-up. charada (/ʃɐ.ˈɾa.dɐ/) and chegada (/ʃɨ.ˈɡa.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
charada is recorded at frequency rank #34,196, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈɾa.dɐ/. chegada is at rank #1,842, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃɨ.ˈɡa.dɐ/.
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 36038, this pair ranks #30,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of charada vs chegada
Shared letters: acdh. Private to "charada": r. Private to "chegada": eg.
"charada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chegada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "charada" and "chegada" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "charada" vs "chegada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "charada" and "chegada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "charada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chegada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "charada" and "chegada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caraca vs charada". 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 #30,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.