Which to use
“chau” is an intj and “cru” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,350
- “chau” frequency rank
- #14,555
- “cru” frequency rank
- 63905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chau | cru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | até logo; adeus! | que não foi cozido ou não foi cozido o suficiente |
Where the eye mixes chau and cru
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. chau runs 4 letters (CCVV) against cru's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between chau and cru
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chau is /ʃaʊ/ while cru is /ˈkɾu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chau is recorded at frequency rank #49,350, classified as anintj, pronounced /ʃaʊ/. cru is at rank #14,555, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾu/.
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 63905, this pair ranks #5,997 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chau vs cru
Shared letters: cu. Private to "chau": ah. Private to "cru": r.
"chau" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "cru" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chau ← cahu · cchau · chhau · chua · hcau
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chau" and "cru" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chau" or "cru" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chau" and "cru" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,997 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chau" and "cru" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs ciao". 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 #5,997 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.