Which to use
“choque” is a noun and “clique” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,996
- “choque” frequency rank
- #1,702
- “clique” frequency rank
- 4698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | choque | clique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colisão | onomatopeia que representa som breve e seco |
Where the eye mixes choque and clique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: choque vs clique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: choque is /ˈʃɔ.kɨ/ while clique is /ˈkli.kɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
choque is recorded at frequency rank #2,996, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɔ.kɨ/. clique is at rank #1,702, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈkli.kɨ/.
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 4698, this pair ranks #70,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of choque vs clique
Shared letters: cequ. Private to "choque": ho. Private to "clique": il.
"choque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "clique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "choque" for "clique" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "choque" or "clique" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "choque" and "clique" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "choque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "choque" and "clique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Caíque vs choque". 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 #70,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.