Which to use
“cada” is a pronoun and “cepa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #144
- “cada” frequency rank
- #40,036
- “cepa” frequency rank
- 40180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | cepa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto: | tronco de videira |
Where the eye mixes cada and cepa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cada vs cepa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cada is /ˈkɐ.dɐ/ while cepa is /ˈse.pɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40180, 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/. cepa is at rank #40,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.pɐ/.
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 40180, this pair ranks #25,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs cepa
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cada": d. Private to "cepa": ep.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cepa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cada" and "cepa" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cada" or "cepa"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cepa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "cepa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cepa 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 #25,972 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.