cabarévscabideWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cabaré” and “cabide” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,656
“cabaré” frequency rank
#36,785
“cabide” frequency rank
63441
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabaré cabide
Definition casa de diversão para beber e dançar e assistir a espetáculos de variedades (dança, mágica etc.) suporte no qual se colocam roupas

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cabaré and cabide apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
cabaré
6 ch
cabide

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. cabaré (/ka.ba.ˈɾɛ/) and cabide (/ka.ˈbi.de/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cabaré is recorded at frequency rank #26,656, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.ba.ˈɾɛ/. cabide is at rank #36,785, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈbi.de/.

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 63441, this pair ranks #6,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cabaré vs cabide

Shared letters: abc. Private to "cabaré": . Private to "cabide": dei.

"cabaré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cabide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cabideacbide · cabbide · cabdie · cabidde · cabied · caibde · cbaide · ccabide

Frequency comparison

cabaré#26,656
cabide#36,785

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cabaré" and "cabide" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ka.ba.ˈɾɛ/ versus /ka.ˈbi.de/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cabaré" or "cabide"?
"cabaré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,656 in our Portuguese list, against #36,785 for "cabide". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cabaré vs cabide

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cabaré” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list