Which to use
“chegou” is a verb and “cheio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #459
- “chegou” frequency rank
- #1,424
- “cheio” frequency rank
- 1883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chegou | cheio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do pretérito perfeito do indicativo de chegar. | completamente preenchido; que contém o máximo que pode conter |
Where the eye mixes chegou and cheio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. chegou runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against cheio's 5 (CCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses chegou with cheio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chegou is [ʃe.ˈgow] ou [ʃe.ˈgoː] while cheio is /ˈʃɐj.u/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chegou is recorded at frequency rank #459, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃe.ˈgow] ou [ʃe.ˈgoː]. cheio is at rank #1,424, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈʃɐj.u/.
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 1883, this pair ranks #73,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chegou vs cheio
Shared letters: ceho. Private to "chegou": gu. Private to "cheio": i.
"chegou" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "cheio" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chegou" and "cheio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chegou" vs "cheio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chegou" and "cheio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chegou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cheio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chegou" and "cheio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cheio 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 #73,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.