Which to use
“cadela” and “cancela” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,142
- “cadela” frequency rank
- #22,242
- “cancela” frequency rank
- 32384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadela | cancela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão | porta ou portão gradeado, de ferro ou madeira |
Where the eye mixes cadela and cancela
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadela runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cancela's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cadela vs cancela
A purely visual mix-up. cadela (/kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/) and cancela (/kɐ̃ˈsɛlɐ/) 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 32384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadela is recorded at frequency rank #10,142, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/. cancela is at rank #22,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ̃ˈsɛlɐ/.
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 32384, this pair ranks #35,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadela vs cancela
Shared letters: acel. Private to "cadela": d. Private to "cancela": n.
"cadela" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cancela" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadela" and "cancela" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cadela" or "cancela"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cadela" and "cancela" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cancela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadela" and "cancela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadela 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 #35,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.