Which to use
“caiaque” is a noun and “clique” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,868
- “caiaque” frequency rank
- #1,702
- “clique” frequency rank
- 43570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caiaque | clique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | barco a remo de origem esquimó para apenas uma pessoa, kayak. | onomatopeia que representa som breve e seco |
Where the eye mixes caiaque and clique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caiaque and clique
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caiaque is /kaj.ˈja.ki/ while clique is /ˈkli.kɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caiaque is recorded at frequency rank #41,868, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaj.ˈja.ki/. clique is at rank #1,702, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈkli.kɨ/.
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 43570, this pair ranks #22,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caiaque vs clique
Shared letters: ceiqu. Private to "caiaque": a. Private to "clique": l.
"caiaque" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVV · "clique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caiaque" for "clique" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caiaque" vs "clique" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caiaque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caiaque" and "clique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caiaque vs Caíque". 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 #22,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.