Which to use
“cada” is a pronoun and “camada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #144
- “cada” frequency rank
- #4,882
- “camada” frequency rank
- 5026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | camada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto: | porção de matéria uniformemente disposta sobre outra |
Letter map: cada vs camada
Shared letters muted; letters that set cada and camada apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - cada and camada
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cada is apronoun and camadaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5026, 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/. camada is at rank #4,882, tagged as anoun.
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 5026, this pair ranks #69,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs camada
Shared letters: acd. Private to "cada": -. Private to "camada": m.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "camada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cada" and "camada" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cada" or "camada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cada" and "camada".
- Full dictionary entry for "cada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "camada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "camada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "camada vs cassada". 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 #69,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.