Which to use
“chase” and “chefe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,327
- “chase” frequency rank
- #752
- “chefe” frequency rank
- 11079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chase | chefe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caçada | pessoa que se destaca pelas qualidades de autoridade, competência, poder de decisão etc |
Where the eye mixes chase and chefe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chase with chefe
A purely visual mix-up. chase (/tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/) and chefe (/ˈʃɛ.fɨ/) 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 11079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chase is recorded at frequency rank #10,327, classified as anoun, pronounced /tʃeɪs/, SAMPA: /tSeIs/. chefe is at rank #752, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɛ.fɨ/.
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 11079, this pair ranks #61,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chase vs chefe
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "chase": as. Private to "chefe": f.
"chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chefe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chase" and "chefe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chase" or "chefe" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chefe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chase" and "chefe" 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 #61,853 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.