Which to use
“cadeia” is a noun and “cadete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,838
- “cadeia” frequency rank
- #22,546
- “cadete” frequency rank
- 24384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeia | cadete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local que serve de detenção temporária para criminosos de baixa periculosidade | diz-se do desportista ou da categoria entre os juvenis e juniores |
Where the eye mixes cadeia and cadete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cadeia (CVCVVV) and cadete (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cadeia and cadete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cadeia is /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/ while cadete is /kɐ.ˈde.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadeia is recorded at frequency rank #1,838, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/. cadete is at rank #22,546, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈde.tɨ/.
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 24384, this pair ranks #45,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadeia vs cadete
Shared letters: acde. Private to "cadeia": i. Private to "cadete": t.
"cadeia" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "cadete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadeia" and "cadete" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cadeia" vs "cadete" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadeia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cadete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeia" and "cadete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadete vs capeta". 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 #45,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.