# cadela vs cancela

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cadela
*noun · IPA /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/ · frequency rank #10,142*
animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão

### cancela
*noun · IPA /kɐ̃ˈsɛlɐ/ · frequency rank #22,242*
porta ou portão gradeado, de ferro ou madeira

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cadela-vs-cancela