Which to use
“chassi” and “chassis” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,256
- “chassi” frequency rank
- #28,900
- “chassis” frequency rank
- 53156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chassi | chassis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quadro, estrutura sobre a qual o carro é montado | chassi |
Where the eye mixes chassi and chassis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chassi and chassis
A purely visual mix-up. chassi (/ʃa.ˈsi/) and chassis (/ˈt͡ʃæsi/, /ˈʃæsi/) 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 extra letter(s) - “chassi” sits inside “chassis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chassi is recorded at frequency rank #24,256, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃa.ˈsi/. chassis is at rank #28,900, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæsi/, /ˈʃæsi/.
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 53156, this pair ranks #12,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chassi vs chassis
Shared letters: achis. Private to "chassi": -. Private to "chassis": -.
"chassi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "chassis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chassi" and "chassis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chassi" vs "chassis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chassi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chassis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chassi" and "chassis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chassi 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 #12,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.