Which to use
“cabina” and “cantina” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,224
- “cabina” frequency rank
- #18,271
- “cantina” frequency rank
- 63495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabina | cantina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | compartimento de navio ou trem | restaurante de instituições de grande porte, para os funcionários e/ou alunos |
Where the eye mixes cabina and cantina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cabina runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cantina's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cabina vs cantina
A purely visual mix-up. cabina (/ka.ˈbi.nɐ/) and cantina (/kɐ̃.ˈti.nɐ/) 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 63495, 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/. cantina is at rank #18,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ̃.ˈti.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 63495, this pair ranks #6,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabina vs cantina
Shared letters: acin. Private to "cabina": b. Private to "cantina": t.
"cabina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cantina" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabina" for "cantina" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cabina" or "cantina"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cantina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabina" and "cantina" 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 #6,168 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.