cadêvscuteConfusable pair

Quick tell: cadê is a pronoun, cute is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#3,377
“cadê” frequency rank
#34,217
“cute” frequency rank
37594
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cadê cute
Definition expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está que tem característica bonita, que agrada, que causa de encantamento

Letter map: cadê vs cute

Shared letters muted; letters that set cadê and cute apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

4 ch
cadê
4 ch
cute

Grammar separator: cadê vs cute

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadê is apronoun and cuteanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cadê is recorded at frequency rank #3,377, classified as apron. cute is at rank #34,217, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈku.ʧi/.

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 37594, this pair ranks #28,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cadê vs cute

Shared letters: c. Private to "cadê": adê. Private to "cute": etu.

"cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cute" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cuteccute · ctue · cuet · cutte · ucte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cadê" for "cute" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cadê" is a pronoun and "cute" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cadê" or "cute"?
"cadê" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,377 in our Portuguese list, against #34,217 for "cute". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "cadê" vs "cute" 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 "cute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cadê" and "cute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chuto vs cute". 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 #28,986 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