Which to use
“chave” and “chore” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,329
- “chave” frequency rank
- #12,012
- “chore” frequency rank
- 13341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chave | chore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto usado para abrir e fechar uma fechadura, algemas ou cadeado | tarefa, especialmente uma difícil, desagradável, ou de rotina |
Where the eye mixes chave and chore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chave vs chore
A purely visual mix-up. chave (/ˈʃa.vɨ/) and chore (/tʃɔː/) 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 13341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chave is recorded at frequency rank #1,329, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃa.vɨ/. chore is at rank #12,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tʃɔː/.
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 13341, this pair ranks #59,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chave vs chore
Shared letters: ceh. Private to "chave": av. Private to "chore": or.
"chave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chore" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chave" and "chore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chave" vs "chore" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chave" and "chore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chave" and "chore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs chave". 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 #59,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.