Which to use
“cada” is a pronoun and “clara” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #144
- “cada” frequency rank
- #1,701
- “clara” frequency rank
- 1845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cada | clara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica, individualizando, um elemento de um grupo ou conjunto: | porção albuminosa do ovo |
Letter map: cada vs clara
Shared letters muted; letters that set cada and clara apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: cada vs clara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cada is apronoun and claraanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1845, 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/. clara is at rank #1,701, 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 1845, this pair ranks #73,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cada vs clara
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cada": d. Private to "clara": lr.
"cada" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cada" and "clara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cada" or "clara" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "cada" vs "clara" 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 "clara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cada" and "clara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cada 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 #73,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.