Which to use
“cada” is a pronoun and “caudal” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #144
- “cada” frequency rank
- #45,742
- “caudal” frequency rank
- 45886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | caudal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto: | abundante |
Where the eye mixes cada and caudal
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cada with caudal
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cada is /ˈkɐ.dɐ/ while caudal is /kaw.ˈdaɫ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45886, 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/. caudal is at rank #45,742, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kaw.ˈdaɫ/.
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 45886, this pair ranks #19,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs caudal
Shared letters: acd. Private to "cada": -. Private to "caudal": lu.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caudal" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cada" for "caudal" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cada" or "caudal"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cada" and "caudal" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caudal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "caudal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". 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 #19,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.