Which to use
“cada” is a pronoun and “cair” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #144
- “cada” frequency rank
- #1,522
- “cair” frequency rank
- 1666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | cair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto: | dar queda |
Letter map: cada vs cair
Shared letters muted; letters that set cada and cair apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - cada and cair
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cada is apronoun and cairaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cada is recorded at frequency rank #144, classified as apron, pronounced /ˈkɐ.dɐ/. cair is at rank #1,522, tagged as averb.
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 1666, this pair ranks #73,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs cair
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cada": d. Private to "cair": ir.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cada" for "cair" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cada" vs "cair" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "cada" and "cair". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cair" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "cair" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cair vs coagir". 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 #73,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.