Which to use
“chegar” and “chutar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #390
- “chegar” frequency rank
- #11,028
- “chutar” frequency rank
- 11418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chegar | chutar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr em contato | bater com o pé em |
Where the eye mixes chegar and chutar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chegar and chutar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses chegar with chutar
A purely visual mix-up. chegar (/ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) and chutar (/ʃu.ˈtaɾ/) 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 11418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chegar is recorded at frequency rank #390, classified as averb, pronounced /ʃɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. chutar is at rank #11,028, tagged as averb, pronounced /ʃu.ˈtaɾ/.
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 11418, this pair ranks #61,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chegar vs chutar
Shared letters: achr. Private to "chegar": eg. Private to "chutar": tu.
"chegar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "chutar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chegar" and "chutar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "chegar" or "chutar"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chegar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chutar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chegar" and "chutar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chumbar vs chutar". 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 #61,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.