Which to use
“cheguei” is an adjective and “cheque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,310
- “cheguei” frequency rank
- #10,149
- “cheque” frequency rank
- 12459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheguei | cheque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de má aparência quando se trata, por exemplo, de roupas, traje, objetos | ordem de débito, em papel, do emitente para o banco onde ele tem conta corrente para pagar determinada quantia ao beneficiário |
Letter map: cheguei vs cheque
Shared letters muted; letters that set cheguei and cheque apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - cheguei and cheque
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cheguei is anadjective and chequeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheguei is recorded at frequency rank #2,310, classified as anadj. cheque is at rank #10,149, tagged as anoun.
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 12459, this pair ranks #60,113 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cheguei vs cheque
Shared letters: cehu. Private to "cheguei": gi. Private to "cheque": q.
"cheguei" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV · "cheque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheguei" and "cheque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cheguei" or "cheque" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cheguei" and "cheque".
- Full dictionary entry for "cheguei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cheque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,113 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheguei" and "cheque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Caíque vs cheque". 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 #60,113 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.