Which to use
“cabeça” and “cadela” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #361
- “cabeça” frequency rank
- #10,142
- “cadela” frequency rank
- 10503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabeça | cadela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte do corpo humano, onde se localizam o cérebro, protegido pelo crânio, e a face, ligada ao tronco pelo pescoço | animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão |
Where the eye mixes cabeça and cadela
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cabeça and cadela
A purely visual mix-up. cabeça (/kɐ.ˈbe.sɐ/) and cadela (/kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/) 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 10503, 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/. cadela is at rank #10,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/.
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 10503, this pair ranks #62,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabeça vs cadela
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cabeça": bç. Private to "cadela": dl.
"cabeça" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cadela" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadela ← acdela · caddela · cadeal · cadella · cadlea · caedla · ccadela · cdaela
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabeça" and "cadela" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cabeça" vs "cadela" - 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 "cabeça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cadela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabeça" and "cadela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadela vs capeta". 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 #62,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.