Which to use
“cabeça” and “cabeçada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #361
- “cabeça” frequency rank
- #34,172
- “cabeçada” frequency rank
- 34533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabeça | cabeçada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte do corpo humano, onde se localizam o cérebro, protegido pelo crânio, e a face, ligada ao tronco pelo pescoço | pancada com a cabeça |
Where the eye mixes cabeça and cabeçada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cabeça runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cabeçada's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cabeça and cabeçada
A purely visual mix-up. cabeça (/kɐ.ˈbe.sɐ/) and cabeçada (/kɐ.bɨ.ˈsa.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cabeça” sits inside “cabeçada”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabeça is recorded at frequency rank #361, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈbe.sɐ/. cabeçada is at rank #34,172, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.bɨ.ˈsa.dɐ/.
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 34533, this pair ranks #32,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabeça vs cabeçada
Shared letters: abceç. Private to "cabeça": -. Private to "cabeçada": d.
"cabeça" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cabeçada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabeça" and "cabeçada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cabeça" or "cabeçada" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabeça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabeçada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabeça" and "cabeçada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabeçada vs cabeção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #32,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.