Which to use
“caçula” and “cancela” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,242
- “caçula” frequency rank
- #22,242
- “cancela” frequency rank
- 38484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçula | cancela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta | porta ou portão gradeado, de ferro ou madeira |
Where the eye mixes caçula and cancela
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caçula runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cancela's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caçula and cancela
A purely visual mix-up. caçula (/ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/) and cancela (/kɐ̃ˈsɛlɐ/) 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 38484, 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/. cancela is at rank #22,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ̃ˈsɛlɐ/.
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 38484, this pair ranks #27,970 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caçula vs cancela
Shared letters: acl. Private to "caçula": uç. Private to "cancela": en.
"caçula" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cancela" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cancela ← acncela · cacnela · canccela · canceal · cancella · canclea · canecla · canncela
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caçula" and "cancela" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caçula" or "cancela" show up more?
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 "caçula" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cancela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,970 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçula" and "cancela" 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 #27,970 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.