Which to use
“cais” and “cariz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,845
- “cais” frequency rank
- #29,265
- “cariz” frequency rank
- 40110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cais | cariz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar à beira-mar, na margem do rio, nas estações de caminho-de-ferro ou do metropolitano apropriado para o embarque e desembarque de pessoas ou mercadorias | semblante; aspecto |
Where the eye mixes cais and cariz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cais runs 4 letters (CVVC) against cariz's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cais and cariz
A purely visual mix-up. cais (/ˈkajʃ/) and cariz (/kɐ.ˈɾiʃ/) 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 40110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cais is recorded at frequency rank #10,845, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkajʃ/. cariz is at rank #29,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɾiʃ/.
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 40110, this pair ranks #26,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cais vs cariz
Shared letters: aci. Private to "cais": s. Private to "cariz": rz.
"cais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cariz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cais" and "cariz" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cais" or "cariz"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cais" and "cariz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cariz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cais" and "cariz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs cariz". 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 #26,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.