Which to use
“caçula” and “cadela” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,242
- “caçula” frequency rank
- #10,142
- “cadela” frequency rank
- 26384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçula | cadela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta | animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão |
Where the eye mixes caçula and cadela
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caçula and cadela follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses caçula with cadela
A purely visual mix-up. caçula (/ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/) and cadela (/kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caçula is recorded at frequency rank #16,242, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/. cadela is at rank #10,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/.
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 26384, this pair ranks #42,784 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caçula vs cadela
Shared letters: acl. Private to "caçula": uç. Private to "cadela": de.
"caçula" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cadela" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadela ← acdela · caddela · cadeal · cadella · cadlea · caedla · ccadela · cdaela
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caçula" for "cadela" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caçula" or "cadela" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caçula" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cadela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,784 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçula" and "cadela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabala vs caçula". 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 #42,784 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.