cadeia

/kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/

//kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“cadeia” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,838
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - local que serve de detenção temporária para criminosos de baixa periculosidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-cadeia · cadeia · Portuguese

cadeia · rank #1,838 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,838
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH bela

Nearest frequency peer: bela (-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 “cadeia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cadeia” 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).

cadeia vs ceia
67% similar
cadeia vs cheia
67% similar
cadeia vs Cátia
33% similar

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

Key facts for cadeia
PropertyValue
Headwordcadeia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,838
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cadeia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cadeiacai 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 “bela” (#1,837), “calor” (#1,839), “capa” (#1,840). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cadeia” fica em #1,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around cadeia (IPA /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,838 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cadeia, with forms such as "acdeia", "caddeia", and "cadeai". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "ceia", "cheia", "Cátia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cadeia, spelled C-A-D-E-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    local que serve de detenção temporária para criminosos de baixa periculosidade
  2. 2
    uma série de objetos ou coisas concatenados um após o outro
  3. 3
    dois ou mais átomos (ou moléculas) ligados em sequência
  4. 4
    conjunto de estabelecimentos comerciais de uma mesma empresa
  5. 5
    emissoras de rádio, televisão, etc, transmitindo um mesmo programa
  6. 6
    no carro de bois, cada uma das travessas que inferiormente formam a mesa, unindo os varais da cheda

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A cadeia de celulose é constituída por moléculas de glicose.
  2. Transformou sua vendinha de subúrbio em uma verdadeira cadeia de supermercados.

Synonyms

cadêa

This word in other languages

jail(English)cárcel(Español)prison(Français)Gefängnis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acdeia
  • caddeia
  • cadeai
  • cadiea
  • caedia
  • ccadeia
  • cdaeia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cadeia - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acdeia2caddeia1cadeai2cadiea2caedia2ccadeia1cdaeia2
Edit distance from "cadeia"

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 "cadeia"?
"cadeia" is spelled C-A-D-E-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/.
What does "cadeia" mean?
As a noun, "cadeia" means: local que serve de detenção temporária para criminosos de baixa periculosidade
What words are commonly confused with "cadeia"?
"cadeia" is commonly confused with "ceia", "cheia", "Cátia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cadeia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cadeia" is /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cadeia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

almoço#1,835agente#1,834vencer#1,833sessão#1,830

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ponte7 variantshumor7 variantsbater7 variantsprazo7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list