Which to use
“xamã” and “xará” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,204
- “xamã” frequency rank
- #47,147
- “xará” frequency rank
- 78351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | xamã | xará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sacerdote tribal de certos povos da Ásia Setentrional, América do Norte etc., que utiliza meios mágicos para curar males e doenças, encontrar objetos perdidos e controlar acontecimentos | pessoa com mesmo nome de outrem; homônimo; tocaio |
Letter map: xamã vs xará
Shared letters muted; letters that set xamã and xará apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - xamã / xará
xamã and xará are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
xamã is recorded at frequency rank #31,204, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃa.ˈmɐ̃/. xará is at rank #47,147, 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 78351, this pair ranks #1,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of xamã vs xará
Shared letters: ax. Private to "xamã": mã. Private to "xará": rá.
"xamã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "xará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "xamã" and "xará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "xamã" or "xará" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "xamã" and "xará".
- Full dictionary entry for "xamã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "xará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "xamã" and "xará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "xará vs xota". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.