cada

/ˈkɐ.dɐ/

//ˈkɐ.dɐ// pron

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The verdict

“cada” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#144
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto:

Corpus desk

Index PT-cada · cada · Portuguese

cada · rank #144 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #144
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH será

Nearest frequency peer: será (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cada”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “cada” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cada vs chá
25% similar
cada vs cão
25% similar
cada vs can
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cada
PropertyValue
Headwordcada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ˈkɐ.dɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#144
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cada”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cadacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “será” (#143), “primeiro” (#142), “qualquer” (#146). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cada” fica em #144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cada (IPA /ˈkɐ.dɐ/), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #144 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto:".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cada, with forms such as "acda", "caad", and "cadda". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "chá", "cão", "can", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cada, spelled C-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Apontou cada um dos seus filhos.

This word in other languages

each(English)cada(Español)chaque(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acda
  • caad
  • cadda
  • ccada
  • cdaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acda2caad2cadda1ccada1cdaa2
Edit distance from "cada"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cada"?
"cada" is spelled C-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɐ.dɐ/.
What does "cada" mean?
As a pronoun, "cada" means: indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto:
What words are commonly confused with "cada"?
"cada" is commonly confused with "chá", "cão", "can". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cada" is /ˈkɐ.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cada" come from?
"cada" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cada", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

será#143acho#148dias#139seja#138

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

novo5 variantsnome5 variantsquer5 variantsdeus5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list