Which to use
“chaveiro” and “cheiro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,668
- “chaveiro” frequency rank
- #2,083
- “cheiro” frequency rank
- 28751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chaveiro | cheiro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | artigo ou utensílio para carregar ou portar chaves | odor, aroma |
Where the eye mixes chaveiro and cheiro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chaveiro and cheiro
A purely visual mix-up. chaveiro (/ʃɐ.ˈvɐj.ɾu/) and cheiro (/ˈʃɐj.ɾu/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chaveiro is recorded at frequency rank #26,668, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɐ.ˈvɐj.ɾu/. cheiro is at rank #2,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɐj.ɾu/.
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 28751, this pair ranks #40,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chaveiro vs cheiro
Shared letters: cehior. Private to "chaveiro": av. Private to "cheiro": -.
"chaveiro" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV · "cheiro" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chaveiro" and "cheiro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chaveiro" or "cheiro" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "chaveiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cheiro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chaveiro" and "cheiro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaleira vs chaveiro". 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 #40,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.