Which to use
“chefe” and “crepe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #752
- “chefe” frequency rank
- #34,213
- “crepe” frequency rank
- 34965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chefe | crepe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pessoa que se destaca pelas qualidades de autoridade, competência, poder de decisão etc | tipo de panqueca de massa fina à base de farinha de trigo |
Where the eye mixes chefe and crepe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chefe and crepe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses chefe with crepe
A purely visual mix-up. chefe (/ˈʃɛ.fɨ/) and crepe (/ˈkɾɛ.pɨ/) 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 34965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chefe is recorded at frequency rank #752, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɛ.fɨ/. crepe is at rank #34,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾɛ.pɨ/.
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 34965, this pair ranks #32,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chefe vs crepe
Shared letters: ce. Private to "chefe": fh. Private to "crepe": pr.
"chefe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crepe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chefe" and "crepe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "chefe" or "crepe" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chefe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crepe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chefe" and "crepe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creep vs crepe". 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 #32,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.