Which to use
“cadê” is a pronoun and “cadete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,377
- “cadê” frequency rank
- #22,546
- “cadete” frequency rank
- 25923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadê | cadete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está | diz-se do desportista ou da categoria entre os juvenis e juniores |
Letter map: cadê vs cadete
Shared letters muted; letters that set cadê and cadete apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cadê runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cadete's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for cadê / cadete
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadê is apronoun and cadeteanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadê is recorded at frequency rank #3,377, classified as apron. cadete is at rank #22,546, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈde.tɨ/.
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 25923, this pair ranks #43,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadê vs cadete
Shared letters: acd. Private to "cadê": ê. Private to "cadete": et.
"cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cadete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadete ← acdete · caddete · cadeet · cadette · cadtee · caedte · ccadete · cdaete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadê" and "cadete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cadê" vs "cadete" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "cadê" and "cadete". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadê" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cadete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadê" and "cadete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadete vs capeta". 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 #43,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.