Which to use
“chassi” is a noun and “crasso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,256
- “chassi” frequency rank
- #39,078
- “crasso” frequency rank
- 63334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chassi | crasso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quadro, estrutura sobre a qual o carro é montado | espesso |
Where the eye mixes chassi and crasso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chassi vs crasso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chassi is /ʃa.ˈsi/ while crasso is /ˈkɾa.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63334, 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/. crasso is at rank #39,078, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾa.su/.
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 63334, this pair ranks #6,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chassi vs crasso
Shared letters: acs. Private to "chassi": hi. Private to "crasso": or.
"chassi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "crasso" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chassi" for "crasso" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chassi" or "crasso" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chassi" and "crasso" 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 "crasso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chassi" and "crasso" 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 #6,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.