Which to use
“cais” and “class” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,845
- “cais” frequency rank
- #10,854
- “class” frequency rank
- 21699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cais | class |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | (Informática) classe |
Letter map: cais vs class
Shared letters muted; letters that set cais and class apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cais vs class
cais and class are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21699, 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/. class is at rank #10,854, tagged as anoun.
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 21699, this pair ranks #48,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cais vs class
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cais": i. Private to "class": l.
"cais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "class" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cais" and "class" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cais" vs "class" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "cais" and "class". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "class" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cais" and "class" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chess vs class". 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 #48,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.