Which to use
“cabine” and “cárie” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,582
- “cabine” frequency rank
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- 49553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabine | cárie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que cabina | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente |
Where the eye mixes cabine and cárie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cabine runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cárie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cabine with cárie
A purely visual mix-up. cabine (/ka.ˈbi.nɨ/) 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 49553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabine is recorded at frequency rank #8,582, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈbi.nɨ/. 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 49553, this pair ranks #15,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabine vs cárie
Shared letters: cei. Private to "cabine": abn. Private to "cárie": rá.
"cabine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabine ← acbine · cabbine · cabien · cabinne · cabnie · caibne · cbaine · ccabine
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabine" and "cárie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cabine" vs "cárie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabine" 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 #15,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabine" and "cárie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs carpet". 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 #15,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.