Which to use
“chat” and “clã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,996
- “chat” frequency rank
- #8,588
- “clã” frequency rank
- 15584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chat | clã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gato | grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais |
Where the eye mixes chat and clã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chat vs clã
A purely visual mix-up. chat (/ʃa/) and clã (/ˈklɐ̃/) 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 15584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chat is recorded at frequency rank #6,996, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃa/. clã is at rank #8,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɐ̃/.
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 15584, this pair ranks #56,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chat vs clã
Shared letters: c. Private to "chat": aht. Private to "clã": lã.
"chat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "clã" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chat ← caht · cchat · chatt · chhat · chta · hcat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chat" and "clã" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chat" or "clã" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chat" and "clã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs clã". 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 #56,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.