cadêvscaldaTell them apart

Quick tell: cadê is a pronoun, calda is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cadê” is a pronoun and “calda” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,377
“cadê” frequency rank
#26,994
“calda” frequency rank
30371
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cadê calda
Definition expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está sumo fervido de alguns frutos

Letter map: cadê vs calda

Shared letters muted; letters that set cadê and calda apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
cadê
5 ch
calda

Role in the sentence - cadê and calda

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadê is apronoun and caldaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cadê is recorded at frequency rank #3,377, classified as apron. calda is at rank #26,994, 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 30371, this pair ranks #38,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cadê vs calda

Shared letters: acd. Private to "cadê": ê. Private to "calda": l.

"cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "calda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caldaaclda · cadla · calad · caldda · callda · ccalda · clada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cadê" and "calda" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cadê" is a pronoun and "calda" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cadê" vs "calda" - which ranks higher?
"cadê" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,377 in our Portuguese list, against #26,994 for "calda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "cadê" vs "calda" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cadê" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "calda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cadê" and "calda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calda 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 #38,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list