Which to use
“cadê” is a pronoun and “cidade” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,377
- “cadê” frequency rank
- #124
- “cidade” frequency rank
- 3501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadê | cidade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está | aglomeração humana localizada numa área geográfica circunscrita e que tem numerosas casas, próximas entre si, destinadas à moradia e/ou a atividades culturais, mercantis, industriais, financeiras e a outras não relacionadas com a exploração direta do solo; urbe |
Letter map: cadê vs cidade
Shared letters muted; letters that set cadê and cidade apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - cadê and cidade
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadê is apronoun and cidadeanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadê is recorded at frequency rank #3,377, classified as apron. cidade is at rank #124, tagged as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 3501, this pair ranks #71,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cadê vs cidade
Shared letters: acd. Private to "cadê": ê. Private to "cidade": ei.
"cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cidade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cidade ← ccidade · cdiade · ciadde · cidadde · cidaed · ciddade · ciddae · icdade
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "cadê" vs "cidade" 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 "cidade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadê" and "cidade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadê vs codex". 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 #71,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.