Which to use
“café” and “cama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #931
- “café” frequency rank
- #982
- “cama” frequency rank
- 1913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | café | cama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto gerado pelo cafeeiro | móvel, normalmente plano e macio, usado para dormir |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set café and cama apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. café (/kɐ.ˈfɛ/) and cama (/ˈkɐ.mɐ/) 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 1913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
café is recorded at frequency rank #931, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈfɛ/. cama is at rank #982, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mɐ/.
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 1913, this pair ranks #73,610 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of café vs cama
Shared letters: ac. Private to "café": fé. Private to "cama": m.
"café" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cama ← acma · caam · camma · ccama · cmaa
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "café" and "cama" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "café" or "cama"?
Remembering café vs cama
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “café” entry
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