Which to use
“cair” is a verb and “cama” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,522
- “cair” frequency rank
- #982
- “cama” frequency rank
- 2504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cair | cama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar queda | móvel, normalmente plano e macio, usado para dormir |
Letter map: cair vs cama
Shared letters muted; letters that set cair and cama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for cair / cama
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cair is averb and camaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cair is recorded at frequency rank #1,522, classified as averb. 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 2504, this pair ranks #72,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cair vs cama
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cair": ir. Private to "cama": m.
"cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cair" and "cama" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cair" or "cama" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cair" and "cama".
- Full dictionary entry for "cair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cair" and "cama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cair vs coagir". 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 #72,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.