Which to use
“cadeia” and “caneca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,838
- “cadeia” frequency rank
- #14,091
- “caneca” frequency rank
- 15929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeia | caneca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local que serve de detenção temporária para criminosos de baixa periculosidade | copo com asa, porém, ao contrário da xícara, geralmente maior e não necessita de pires |
Where the eye mixes cadeia and caneca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cadeia (CVCVVV) and caneca (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cadeia and caneca
A purely visual mix-up. cadeia (/kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/) and caneca (/ˈkɐ.nɛ.kɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15929, 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/. caneca is at rank #14,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.nɛ.kɐ/.
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 15929, this pair ranks #55,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadeia vs caneca
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cadeia": di. Private to "caneca": n.
"cadeia" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "caneca" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadeia" and "caneca" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cadeia" or "caneca"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cadeia" and "caneca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadeia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caneca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeia" and "caneca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caneca vs conca". 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 #55,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.