Which to use
“cheiro” and “clero” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,083
- “cheiro” frequency rank
- #16,470
- “clero” frequency rank
- 18553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheiro | clero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | odor, aroma | classe ou ordem religiosa |
Where the eye mixes cheiro and clero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cheiro runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against clero's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cheiro vs clero
A purely visual mix-up. cheiro (/ˈʃɐj.ɾu/) and clero (/ˈklɛ.ɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheiro is recorded at frequency rank #2,083, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɐj.ɾu/. clero is at rank #16,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɛ.ɾu/.
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 18553, this pair ranks #52,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cheiro vs clero
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cheiro": hi. Private to "clero": l.
"cheiro" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "clero" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheiro" and "clero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cheiro" or "clero" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheiro" and "clero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clero vs cobro". 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 #52,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.