cadêvscodexWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#3,377
“cadê” frequency rank
#47,247
“codex” frequency rank
50624
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cadê codex
Definition expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está códice, códex

Letter map: cadê vs codex

Shared letters muted; letters that set cadê and codex apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
cadê
5 ch
codex

Part-of-speech tell for cadê / codex

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadê is apronoun and codexanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cadê is recorded at frequency rank #3,377, classified as apron. codex is at rank #47,247, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɔ.dɛks/.

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 50624, this pair ranks #14,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cadê vs codex

Shared letters: cd. Private to "cadê": . Private to "codex": eox.

"cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "codex" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • codexccodex · cdoex · coddex · codexx · codxe · coedx · ocdex

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cadê" and "codex" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cadê" is a pronoun and "codex" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cadê" or "codex"?
"cadê" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,377 in our Portuguese list, against #47,247 for "codex". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pair "cadê" vs "codex" 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 "codex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cadê" and "codex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs cozer". 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 #14,333 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