Which to use
“charge” and “chase” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,078
- “charge” frequency rank
- #10,327
- “chase” frequency rank
- 29405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | charge | chase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | carga | caçada |
Letter map: charge vs chase
Shared letters muted; letters that set charge and chase apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on charge vs chase
charge and chase 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
charge is recorded at frequency rank #19,078, classified as anoun. 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 29405, this pair ranks #39,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of charge vs chase
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "charge": gr. Private to "chase": s.
"charge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "charge" and "chase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "charge" or "chase"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "charge" and "chase".
- Full dictionary entry for "charge" 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 #39,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "charge" 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 #39,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.