Which to use
“cheio” is an adjective and “chi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,424
- “cheio” frequency rank
- #10,328
- “chi” frequency rank
- 11752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheio | chi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | completamente preenchido; que contém o máximo que pode conter | quem |
Letter map: cheio vs chi
Shared letters muted; letters that set cheio and chi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: cheio vs chi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cheio is anadjective and chiapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheio is recorded at frequency rank #1,424, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈʃɐj.u/. chi is at rank #10,328, tagged as apron.
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 11752, this pair ranks #61,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cheio vs chi
Shared letters: chi. Private to "cheio": eo. Private to "chi": -.
"cheio" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "chi" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cheio ← ccheio · cehio · cheoi · chheio · chieo · hceio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheio" and "chi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cheio" or "chi" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "cheio" vs "chi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheio" and "chi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs chi". 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 #61,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.