Which to use
“cabina” and “cana” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,224
- “cabina” frequency rank
- #5,503
- “cana” frequency rank
- 50727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabina | cana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | compartimento de navio ou trem | planta rizomatosa de colmo lenhoso |
Letter map: cabina vs cana
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabina and cana apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cabina runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cana's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: cabina and cana
cabina and cana are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50727, 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/. cana is at rank #5,503, tagged as anoun.
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 50727, this pair ranks #14,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabina vs cana
Shared letters: acn. Private to "cabina": bi. Private to "cana": -.
"cabina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabina" and "cana" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cabina" or "cana"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cabina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabina" and "cana" 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 #14,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.