Which to use
“chase” and “close” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,327
- “chase” frequency rank
- #9,457
- “close” frequency rank
- 19784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chase | close |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caçada | tomada realizada com um dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico em que se enche o enquadramento com o objeto filmado ou fotografado através do zum ou aproximando o dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico |
Letter map: chase vs close
Shared letters muted; letters that set chase and close apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - chase / close
chase and close 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19784, 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/. close is at rank #9,457, tagged as anoun.
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 19784, this pair ranks #50,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chase vs close
Shared letters: ces. Private to "chase": ah. Private to "close": lo.
"chase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chase" for "close" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chase" vs "close" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "chase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "close" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chase" and "close" 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 #50,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.