Which to use
“caçula” and “cavala” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,242
- “caçula” frequency rank
- #35,922
- “cavala” frequency rank
- 52164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçula | cavala |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta | peixe teleósteo da família dos escombrídeos |
Where the eye mixes caçula and cavala
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caçula and cavala follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: caçula vs cavala
A purely visual mix-up. caçula (/ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/) and cavala (/kɐ.ˈva.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 52164, 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/. cavala is at rank #35,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈva.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 52164, this pair ranks #12,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caçula vs cavala
Shared letters: acl. Private to "caçula": uç. Private to "cavala": v.
"caçula" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cavala" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cavala ← acvala · caavla · cavaal · cavalla · cavlaa · cavvala · ccavala · cvaala
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caçula" for "cavala" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caçula" vs "cavala" - 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 "caçula" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavala" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçula" and "cavala" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cavala vs cavalgar". 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 #12,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.