Which to use
“cair” is a verb and “cárie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,522
- “cair” frequency rank
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- 42493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cair | cárie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar queda | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente |
Letter map: cair vs cárie
Shared letters muted; letters that set cair and cárie apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cair runs 4 letters (CVVC) against cárie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for cair / cárie
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cair is averb and cárieanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cair is recorded at frequency rank #1,522, classified as averb. cárie is at rank #40,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ɾji/.
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 42493, this pair ranks #23,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cair vs cárie
Shared letters: cir. Private to "cair": a. Private to "cárie": eá.
"cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cair ← acir · cairr · cari · ccair · ciar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cair" for "cárie" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cair" or "cárie" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "cair" vs "cárie" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cárie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cair" and "cárie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs carpet". 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 #23,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.