Which to use
“cabide” and “cabina” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,785
- “cabide” frequency rank
- #45,224
- “cabina” frequency rank
- 82009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabide | cabina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | suporte no qual se colocam roupas | compartimento de navio ou trem |
Where the eye mixes cabide and cabina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cabide and cabina follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cabide with cabina
A purely visual mix-up. cabide (/ka.ˈbi.de/) and cabina (/ka.ˈbi.nɐ/) 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 82009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabide is recorded at frequency rank #36,785, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈbi.de/. cabina is at rank #45,224, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈbi.nɐ/.
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 82009, this pair ranks #1,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabide vs cabina
Shared letters: abci. Private to "cabide": de. Private to "cabina": n.
"cabide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cabina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabide" for "cabina" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabide" vs "cabina" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabide" and "cabina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabina vs carabina". 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 #1,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.