Which to use
“calamidade” and “claridade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,384
- “calamidade” frequency rank
- #28,501
- “claridade” frequency rank
- 49885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calamidade | claridade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grande desastre ou infelicidade | qualidade de claro |
Where the eye mixes calamidade and claridade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses calamidade with claridade
A purely visual mix-up. calamidade (/kɐ.lɐ.mi.ˈda.dɨ/) and claridade (/klɐ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/) 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 49885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calamidade is recorded at frequency rank #21,384, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.lɐ.mi.ˈda.dɨ/. claridade is at rank #28,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced /klɐ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 49885, this pair ranks #15,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calamidade vs claridade
Shared letters: acdeil. Private to "calamidade": m. Private to "claridade": r.
"calamidade" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "claridade" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calamidade ← aclamidade · caalmidade · calaimdade · calamdiade · calamiadde · calamidadde · calamidaed · calamiddade
- claridade ← calridade · cclaridade · clairdade · clardiade · clariadde · claridadde · claridaed · clariddade
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calamidade" for "claridade" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "calamidade" or "claridade" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "calamidade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claridade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calamidade" and "claridade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "celeridade vs claridade". 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 #15,105 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.