# chega vs chess

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### chega
*adverb · IPA /ˈʃe.ɡɐ/ · frequency rank #626*
utilizado como expletivo, transmite a ideia de “até mesmo”

### chess
*noun · IPA /ˈtʃɛs/ · frequency rank #49,866*
xadrez

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/chega-vs-chess