Which to use
“cadê” is a pronoun and “chave” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,377
- “cadê” frequency rank
- #1,329
- “chave” frequency rank
- 4706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadê | chave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está | objeto usado para abrir e fechar uma fechadura, algemas ou cadeado |
Letter map: cadê vs chave
Shared letters muted; letters that set cadê and chave apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for cadê / chave
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadê is apronoun and chaveanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadê is recorded at frequency rank #3,377, classified as apron. chave is at rank #1,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃa.vɨ/.
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 4706, this pair ranks #70,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cadê vs chave
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cadê": dê. Private to "chave": ehv.
"cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chave" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chave ← cahve · cchave · chaev · chavve · chhave · chvae · hcave
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cadê" for "chave" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cadê" or "chave" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "cadê" and "chave". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadê" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadê" and "chave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs chave". 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 #70,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.