Which to use
“caçula” and “caule” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,242
- “caçula” frequency rank
- #35,921
- “caule” frequency rank
- 52163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçula | caule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta | a parte aérea do eixo principal das plantas superiores, ligada à raiz, e da qual se desenvolvem os ramos e as folhas |
Where the eye mixes caçula and caule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caçula runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against caule's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caçula and caule
A purely visual mix-up. caçula (/ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/) and caule (/ˈkaw.lɨ/) 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 52163, 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/. caule is at rank #35,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaw.lɨ/.
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 52163, this pair ranks #12,979 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caçula vs caule
Shared letters: aclu. Private to "caçula": ç. Private to "caule": e.
"caçula" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caule ← acule · calue · cauel · caulle · ccaule · cuale
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caçula" and "caule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caçula" vs "caule" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caçula" and "caule" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caçula" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,979 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçula" and "caule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs caule". 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 #12,979 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.