Which to use
“cada” is a pronoun and “cara” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #144
- “cada” frequency rank
- #195
- “cara” frequency rank
- 339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | cara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto: | em direção a, para, contra |
Letter map: cada vs cara
Shared letters muted; letters that set cada and cara apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - cada and cara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cada is apronoun and caraapreposition. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “cada” becomes r in “cara”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 339, 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/. cara is at rank #195, tagged as aprep.
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 339, this pair ranks #75,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs cara
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cada": d. Private to "cara": r.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cada" and "cara" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cada" vs "cara" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "cada" vs "cara" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "cara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cara vs cerda". 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 #75,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.