Which to use
“caber” is a verb and “cadê” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,454
- “caber” frequency rank
- #3,377
- “cadê” frequency rank
- 20831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caber | cadê |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | poder ser contido em | expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está |
Letter map: caber vs cadê
Shared letters muted; letters that set caber and cadê apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - caber and cadê
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caber is averb and cadêapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caber is recorded at frequency rank #17,454, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.ˈbeɾ/. cadê is at rank #3,377, tagged as apron.
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 20831, this pair ranks #49,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caber vs cadê
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caber": ber. Private to "cadê": dê.
"caber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caber ← acber · cabber · caberr · cabre · caebr · cbaer · ccaber
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caber" and "cadê" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caber" or "cadê"?
Useful next steps
Pair "caber" vs "cadê" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cadê" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caber" and "cadê" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caber vs camel". 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 #49,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.