Which to use
“cadeira” is a noun and “caldeirão” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,820
- “cadeira” frequency rank
- #15,038
- “caldeirão” frequency rank
- 17858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeira | caldeirão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto do mobiliário sobre o qual se assenta, normalmente composta por quatro pés, um assento e um encosto | que faz, vende ou trata com caldeiros ou caldeiras |
Where the eye mixes cadeira and caldeirão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cadeira runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against caldeirão's 9 (CVCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cadeira and caldeirão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cadeira is /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/ while caldeirão is Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadeira is recorded at frequency rank #2,820, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/. caldeirão is at rank #15,038, tagged as anadj, pronounced Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/.
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 17858, this pair ranks #53,278 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadeira vs caldeirão
Shared letters: acdeir. Private to "cadeira": -. Private to "caldeirão": loã.
"cadeira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "caldeirão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadeira ← acdeira · caddeira · cadeiar · cadeirra · caderia · cadiera · caedira · ccadeira
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cadeira" for "caldeirão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cadeira" or "caldeirão"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cadeira" and "caldeirão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadeira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caldeirão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,278 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeira" and "caldeirão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadeira vs clareira". 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 #53,278 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.