cabinavscabineWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cabina” and “cabine” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,224
“cabina” frequency rank
#8,582
“cabine” frequency rank
53806
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabina cabine
Definition compartimento de navio ou trem o mesmo que cabina

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cabina and cabine apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
cabina
6 ch
cabine

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. cabina (/ka.ˈbi.nɐ/) and cabine (/ka.ˈbi.nɨ/) 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 a single letter - a in “cabina” becomes e in “cabine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cabina is recorded at frequency rank #45,224, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈbi.nɐ/. cabine is at rank #8,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈbi.nɨ/.

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 53806, this pair ranks #11,768 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cabina vs cabine

Shared letters: abcin. Private to "cabina": -. Private to "cabine": e.

"cabina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cabine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cabinaacbina · cabbina · cabian · cabinna · cabnia · caibna · cbaina · ccabina
  • cabineacbine · cabbine · cabien · cabinne · cabnie · caibne · cbaine · ccabine

Frequency comparison

cabina#45,224
cabine#8,582

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cabina" and "cabine" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ka.ˈbi.nɐ/ versus /ka.ˈbi.nɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cabina" or "cabine"?
"cabine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,582 in our Portuguese list, against #45,224 for "cabina". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cabina vs cabine

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cabina” 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