che vs chute, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“che” is an intj and “chute” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,600
“che” frequency rank: #7,881
“chute” frequency rank: 19481
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	che	chute
Definition	para expressar desprezo ou que se duvida da verdade do que se esta a ouvir	o ato de chutar

Letter map: che vs chute

Shared letters muted; letters that set che and chute apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch

che

5 ch

chute

Grammar separator: che vs chute

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: che is anintj and chuteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

che is recorded at frequency rank #11,600, classified as anintj. chute is at rank #7,881, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃuti/.

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 19481, this pair ranks #51,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of che vs chute

Shared letters: ceh. Private to "che": -. Private to "chute": tu.

"che" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "chute" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

chute ← cchute · chhute · chtue · chuet · chutte · cuhte · hcute

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "che" and "chute" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "che" is an intj and "chute" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "che" or "chute"?

"chute" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,881 in our Portuguese list, against #11,600 for "che". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "che" and "chute". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "che" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "chute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #51,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"che" and "chute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "che vs chess". 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 #51,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.