Which to use
“chave” and “chuva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,329
- “chave” frequency rank
- #1,563
- “chuva” frequency rank
- 2892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chave | chuva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto usado para abrir e fechar uma fechadura, algemas ou cadeado | fenômeno recorrente em que ocorre precipitação de água em estado líquido em volume maior ou igual a gotas |
Where the eye mixes chave and chuva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chave vs chuva
A purely visual mix-up. chave (/ˈʃa.vɨ/) and chuva (/'ʃu.vɐ/) 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 2892, 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/. chuva is at rank #1,563, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'ʃu.vɐ/.
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 2892, this pair ranks #72,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chave vs chuva
Shared letters: achv. Private to "chave": e. Private to "chuva": u.
"chave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "chuva" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chave" and "chuva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chave" or "chuva" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chave" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chuva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chave" and "chuva" 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 #72,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.