Which to use
“cabina” and “carabina” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,224
- “cabina” frequency rank
- #44,258
- “carabina” frequency rank
- 89482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabina | carabina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | compartimento de navio ou trem | espingarda de cano longo usada pela cavalaria |
Where the eye mixes cabina and carabina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cabina runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against carabina's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cabina vs carabina
A purely visual mix-up. cabina (/ka.ˈbi.nɐ/) and carabina (/kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈbi.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89482, 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/. carabina is at rank #44,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ɾɐ.ˈbi.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 89482, this pair ranks #329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabina vs carabina
Shared letters: abcin. Private to "cabina": -. Private to "carabina": r.
"cabina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "carabina" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabina" and "carabina" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cabina" vs "carabina" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "carabina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabina" and "carabina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabala 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 #329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.