Which to use
“cafeína” and “campina” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,354
- “cafeína” frequency rank
- #12,190
- “campina” frequency rank
- 31544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cafeína | campina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alcaloide do grupo das xantinas usado como estimulante, C₈H₁₀N₄O₂ | Terreno extenso de pastagens ou ervas com poucas ou nenhuma árvore. Em geral não acidentado; |
Where the eye mixes cafeína and campina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cafeína (CVCVVCV) and campina (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cafeína with campina
A purely visual mix-up. cafeína ([kafeˈina], plural: [kafeˈinas]) and campina (/kɐ̃.ˈpi.nɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cafeína is recorded at frequency rank #19,354, classified as anoun, pronounced [kafeˈina], plural: [kafeˈinas]. campina is at rank #12,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ̃.ˈpi.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 31544, this pair ranks #36,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cafeína vs campina
Shared letters: acn. Private to "cafeína": efí. Private to "campina": imp.
"cafeína" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "campina" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- campina ← acmpina · camipna · cammpina · campian · campinna · campnia · camppina · capmina
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "cafeína" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cafeína" and "campina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabina vs cafeína". 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 #36,495 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.