cabidevscadêWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cabide is a noun, cadê is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cabide” is a noun and “cadê” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,785
“cabide” frequency rank
#3,377
“cadê” frequency rank
40162
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabide cadê
Definition suporte no qual se colocam roupas expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cabide and cadê apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
cabide
4 ch
cadê

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cabide is anoun and cadêapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40162, 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/. 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 40162, this pair ranks #26,006 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cabide vs cadê

Shared letters: acd. Private to "cabide": bei. Private to "cadê": ê.

"cabide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cabideacbide · cabbide · cabdie · cabidde · cabied · caibde · cbaide · ccabide

Frequency comparison

cabide#36,785
cadê#3,377

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cabide" and "cadê" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cabide" is a noun and "cadê" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cabide" or "cadê"?
"cadê" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,377 in our Portuguese list, against #36,785 for "cabide". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering cabide vs cadê

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “cabide”; for a pronoun, it's “cadê”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cabide” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list