Which to use
“cabala” and “cabeça” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,212
- “cabala” frequency rank
- #361
- “cabeça” frequency rank
- 37573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabala | cabeça |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interpretação mística da Bíblia entre os judeus | parte do corpo humano, onde se localizam o cérebro, protegido pelo crânio, e a face, ligada ao tronco pelo pescoço |
Where the eye mixes cabala and cabeça
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cabala vs cabeça
A purely visual mix-up. cabala (/kɐ.ˈba.lɐ/) and cabeça (/kɐ.ˈbe.sɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabala is recorded at frequency rank #37,212, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈba.lɐ/. cabeça is at rank #361, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈbe.sɐ/.
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 37573, this pair ranks #29,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabala vs cabeça
Shared letters: abc. Private to "cabala": l. Private to "cabeça": eç.
"cabala" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cabeça" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabala ← acbala · caabla · cabaal · caballa · cabbala · cablaa · cbaala · ccabala
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabala" for "cabeça" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabala" vs "cabeça" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabeça" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabala" and "cabeça" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabala vs cabina". 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 #29,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.