Which to use
“café” is a noun and “ce” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #931
- “café” frequency rank
- #3,311
- “ce” frequency rank
- 4242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | café | ce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto gerado pelo cafeeiro | o que |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set café and ce apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: café is /kɐ.ˈfɛ/ while ce is /t͡ʃe/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4242, 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/. ce is at rank #3,311, tagged as apron, pronounced /t͡ʃe/.
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 4242, this pair ranks #70,730 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of café vs ce
Shared letters: c. Private to "café": afé. Private to "ce": e.
"café" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ce" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "café" and "ce" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "café" or "ce"?
Remembering café vs ce
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “café”; for a pronoun, it's “ce”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “café” entry
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