Which to use
“chávena” is a noun and “chilena” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,750
- “chávena” frequency rank
- #13,240
- “chilena” frequency rank
- 58990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chávena | chilena |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | taça pequena, com asa, onde se servem bebidas quentes, principalmente café e chá | feminino singular de chileno |
Where the eye mixes chávena and chilena
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chávena and chilena follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses chávena with chilena
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chávena is /ˈʃa.vɨ.nɐ/ while chilena is /ʃi'le.nas/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chávena is recorded at frequency rank #45,750, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃa.vɨ.nɐ/. chilena is at rank #13,240, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʃi'le.nas/.
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 58990, this pair ranks #8,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chávena vs chilena
Shared letters: acehn. Private to "chávena": vá. Private to "chilena": il.
"chávena" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "chilena" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chilena ← cchilena · chhilena · chielna · chilean · chilenna · chillena · chilnea · chliena
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chávena" and "chilena" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chávena" or "chilena"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chávena" and "chilena" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chávena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chilena" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chávena" and "chilena" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chacina vs chávena". 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 #8,434 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.