Which to use
“cabide” and “cárie” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,785
- “cabide” frequency rank
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- 77756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabide | cárie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | suporte no qual se colocam roupas | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente |
Where the eye mixes cabide and cárie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cabide vs cárie
A purely visual mix-up. cabide (/ka.ˈbi.de/) and cárie (/ˈka.ɾji/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77756, 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/. cárie is at rank #40,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ɾji/.
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 77756, this pair ranks #1,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabide vs cárie
Shared letters: cei. Private to "cabide": abd. Private to "cárie": rá.
"cabide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabide ← acbide · cabbide · cabdie · cabidde · cabied · caibde · cbaide · ccabide
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabide" and "cárie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cabide" vs "cárie" - 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 "cárie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabide" and "cárie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabide vs cabina". 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 #1,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.