che vs clã, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#11,600
“che” frequency rank: #8,588
“clã” frequency rank: 20188
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	che	clã
Definition	para expressar desprezo ou que se duvida da verdade do que se esta a ouvir	grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais

Letter map: che vs clã

Shared letters muted; letters that set che and clã apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

che

3 ch

clã

Grammar separator: che vs clã

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: che is anintj and clãanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

che is recorded at frequency rank #11,600, classified as anintj. clã is at rank #8,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɐ̃/.

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 20188, this pair ranks #50,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of che vs clã

Shared letters: c. Private to "che": eh. Private to "clã": lã.

"che" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "clã" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "che" and "clã" be used interchangeably?

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

In ordinary Portuguese text, does "che" or "clã" show up more?

"clã" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,588 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.

What to do next

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

Full dictionary entry for "che" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "clã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #50,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"che" and "clã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "che vs chess". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #50,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.