Which to use
“cabala” and “caçula” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,212
- “cabala” frequency rank
- #16,242
- “caçula” frequency rank
- 53454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabala | caçula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interpretação mística da Bíblia entre os judeus | vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta |
Where the eye mixes cabala and caçula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cabala vs caçula
A purely visual mix-up. cabala (/kɐ.ˈba.lɐ/) and caçula (/ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/) 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 53454, 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/. caçula is at rank #16,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/.
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 53454, this pair ranks #12,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabala vs caçula
Shared letters: acl. Private to "cabala": b. Private to "caçula": uç.
"cabala" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caçula" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabala ← acbala · caabla · cabaal · caballa · cabbala · cablaa · cbaala · ccabala
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabala" and "caçula" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cabala" or "caçula" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caçula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabala" and "caçula" 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 #12,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.