Which to use
“cadeia” and “Cátia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,838
- “cadeia” frequency rank
- #27,428
- “Cátia” frequency rank
- 29266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeia | Cátia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local que serve de detenção temporária para criminosos de baixa periculosidade | prenome feminino |
Where the eye mixes cadeia and Cátia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cadeia runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against Cátia's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cadeia vs Cátia
A purely visual mix-up. cadeia (/kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɐ/) and Cátia (/ˈka.t͡ʃjɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29266, 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/. Cátia is at rank #27,428, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.t͡ʃjɐ/.
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 29266, this pair ranks #39,425 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadeia vs Cátia
Shared letters: aci. Private to "cadeia": de. Private to "Cátia": tá.
"cadeia" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "Cátia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadeia ← acdeia · caddeia · cadeai · cadiea · caedia · ccadeia · cdaeia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadeia" and "Cátia" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cadeia" or "Cátia"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cadeia" and "Cátia" 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 "Cátia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,425 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeia" and "Cátia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabina vs Cátia". 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 #39,425 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.