chassivschessConfusable pair

Which to use

“chassi” and “chess” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,256
“chassi” frequency rank
#49,866
“chess” frequency rank
74122
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chassi chess
Definition quadro, estrutura sobre a qual o carro é montado xadrez

Where the eye mixes chassi and chess

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
chassi
5 ch
chess

Visual trap between chassi and chess

A purely visual mix-up. chassi (/ʃa.ˈsi/) and chess (/ˈtʃɛs/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74122, 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/. chess is at rank #49,866, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtʃɛs/.

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 74122, this pair ranks #2,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chassi vs chess

Shared letters: chs. Private to "chassi": ai. Private to "chess": e.

"chassi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "chess" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chassicahssi · cchassi · chasi · chasis · chhassi · chsasi · hcassi
  • chesscchess · cehss · ches · chhess · chses · hcess

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "chassi" and "chess" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ʃa.ˈsi/ versus /ˈtʃɛs/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "chassi" or "chess"?
"chassi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,256 in our Portuguese list, against #49,866 for "chess". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "chassi" and "chess" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "chassi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "chess" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chassi" and "chess" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cher 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 #2,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list