Which to use
“caber” is a verb and “came” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,454
- “caber” frequency rank
- #24,551
- “came” frequency rank
- 42005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caber | came |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | poder ser contido em | conjunto de manivelas que estão colocadas sobre um mesmo eixo, usadas para mover o seguidor |
Where the eye mixes caber and came
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caber runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against came's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caber vs came
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caber is /kɐ.ˈbeɾ/ while came is /ˈkɐ.mi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42005, 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/. came is at rank #24,551, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mi/.
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 42005, this pair ranks #23,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caber vs came
Shared letters: ace. Private to "caber": br. Private to "came": m.
"caber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caber" and "came" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caber" or "came"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "came" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caber" and "came" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "came vs cham". 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 #23,831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.