Which to use
“cafeteira” and “carteira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,861
- “cafeteira” frequency rank
- #3,459
- “carteira” frequency rank
- 34320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cafeteira | carteira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vasilha própria para fazer o café | bolsa, geralmente de couro, com divisões para guardar dinheiro, papéis, etc |
Where the eye mixes cafeteira and carteira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cafeteira runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against carteira's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cafeteira vs carteira
A purely visual mix-up. cafeteira (/kɐ.fɨ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/) and carteira (/kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cafeteira is recorded at frequency rank #30,861, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.fɨ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/. carteira is at rank #3,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐɾ.ˈtɐj.ɾɐ/.
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 34320, this pair ranks #32,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cafeteira vs carteira
Shared letters: aceirt. Private to "cafeteira": f. Private to "carteira": -.
"cafeteira" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "carteira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cafeteira" and "carteira" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cafeteira" vs "carteira" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cafeteira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carteira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cafeteira" and "carteira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabeleira vs cafeteira". 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 #32,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.