chassivsclasseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,256
“chassi” frequency rank
#1,112
“classe” frequency rank
25368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chassi classe
Definition quadro, estrutura sobre a qual o carro é montado grupo de pessoas ou coisas com alguma característica em comum

Where the eye mixes chassi and classe

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

6 ch
chassi
6 ch
classe

Why the eye confuses chassi with classe

A purely visual mix-up. chassi (/ʃa.ˈsi/) and classe (/ˈkla.sɨ/) 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 25368, 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/. classe is at rank #1,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkla.sɨ/.

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 25368, this pair ranks #43,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of chassi vs classe

Shared letters: acs. Private to "chassi": hi. Private to "classe": el.

"chassi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "classe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • chassicahssi · cchassi · chasi · chasis · chhassi · chsasi · hcassi
  • classecalsse · cclasse · clase · clases · cllasse · clsase · lcasse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "chassi" for "classe" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/ʃa.ˈsi/ versus /ˈkla.sɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "chassi" or "classe"?
"classe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,112 in our Portuguese list, against #24,256 for "chassi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "chassi" and "classe" 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 "classe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "chassi" and "classe" 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 #43,973 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