Which to use
“cadeira” and “coleira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,820
- “cadeira” frequency rank
- #18,537
- “coleira” frequency rank
- 21357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeira | coleira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto do mobiliário sobre o qual se assenta, normalmente composta por quatro pés, um assento e um encosto | nas antigas armaduras, resguardo de couro, ou de outro material, para o pescoço |
Where the eye mixes cadeira and coleira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cadeira vs coleira
A purely visual mix-up. cadeira (/kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/) and coleira (/ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/) 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 21357, 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/. coleira is at rank #18,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈlɐj.ɾɐ/.
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 21357, this pair ranks #48,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadeira vs coleira
Shared letters: aceir. Private to "cadeira": d. Private to "coleira": lo.
"cadeira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "coleira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadeira" and "coleira" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cadeira" vs "coleira" - 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 "cadeira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coleira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeira" and "coleira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaleira vs coleira". 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 #48,950 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.