Which to use
“calada” and “calçada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,304
- “calada” frequency rank
- #8,160
- “calçada” frequency rank
- 17464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calada | calçada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de calar-se | parte da rua destinada aos pedestres |
Where the eye mixes calada and calçada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. calada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against calçada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between calada and calçada
A purely visual mix-up. calada (/kɐ.ˈla.dɐ/) and calçada (/kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/) 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 17464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calada is recorded at frequency rank #9,304, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈla.dɐ/. calçada is at rank #8,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/.
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 17464, this pair ranks #53,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calada vs calçada
Shared letters: acdl. Private to "calada": -. Private to "calçada": ç.
"calada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "calçada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calada ← aclada · caalda · calaad · caladda · caldaa · callada · ccalada · claada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calada" and "calçada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "calada" or "calçada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "calada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calçada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calada" and "calçada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calada vs cassada". 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 #53,777 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.