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“caderno” and “caverna” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,740
“caderno” frequency rank
#7,741
“caverna” frequency rank
14481
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caderno caverna
Definition uma certa quantidade de folhas de papel unidas e por vezes encapadas como se fossem um livro cavidade subterrânea

Letter map: caderno vs caverna

Shared letters muted; letters that set caderno and caverna apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
caderno
7 ch
caverna

Pair insight - caderno / caverna

caderno and caverna are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caderno is recorded at frequency rank #6,740, classified as anoun. caverna is at rank #7,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈvɛɾ.nɐ/.

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 14481, this pair ranks #57,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of caderno vs caverna

Shared letters: acenr. Private to "caderno": do. Private to "caverna": v.

"caderno" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "caverna" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cadernoacderno · cadderno · cadenro · cadernno · caderon · caderrno · cadreno · caedrno
  • cavernaacverna · caevrna · cavenra · caveran · cavernna · caverrna · cavrena · cavverna

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caderno" and "caverna" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "caderno" or "caverna"?
"caderno" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,740 in our Portuguese list, against #7,741 for "caverna". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "caderno" and "caverna".

  • Full dictionary entry for "caderno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "caverna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caderno" and "caverna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caverna vs chávena". 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 #57,581 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list