cheiovschocoTell them apart

Which to use

“cheio” and “choco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,424
“cheio” frequency rank
#33,330
“choco” frequency rank
34754
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cheio choco
Definition completamente preenchido; que contém o máximo que pode conter diz-se do ovo das aves com o embrião em desenvolvimento

Where the eye mixes cheio and choco

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cheio
5 ch
choco

Visual trap between cheio and choco

A purely visual mix-up. cheio (/ˈʃɐj.u/) and choco (/ˈʃo.ku/) 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 34754, 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/. choco is at rank #33,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈʃo.ku/.

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 34754, this pair ranks #32,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cheio vs choco

Shared letters: cho. Private to "cheio": ei. Private to "choco": -.

"cheio" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV  ·  "choco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cheioccheio · cehio · cheoi · chheio · chieo · hceio
  • chococchoco · chcoo · chhoco · chocco · chooc · cohco · hcoco

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cheio" and "choco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈʃɐj.u/ versus /ˈʃo.ku/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cheio" vs "choco" - which ranks higher?
"cheio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,424 in our Portuguese list, against #33,330 for "choco". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cheio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "choco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cheio" and "choco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "choco vs chop". 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 #32,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list