Which to use
“calada” and “cevada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,304
- “calada” frequency rank
- #28,498
- “cevada” frequency rank
- 37802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calada | cevada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de calar-se | planta (Hordeum vulgare) da família das gramíneas, cultivada como cereal |
Where the eye mixes calada and cevada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. calada and cevada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: calada vs cevada
A purely visual mix-up. calada (/kɐ.ˈla.dɐ/) and cevada (/sɨ.ˈva.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37802, 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/. cevada is at rank #28,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɨ.ˈva.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 37802, this pair ranks #28,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calada vs cevada
Shared letters: acd. Private to "calada": l. Private to "cevada": ev.
"calada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cevada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calada" for "cevada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "calada" or "cevada"?
What to do next
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 "cevada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calada" and "cevada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs cevada". 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 #28,767 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.