Which to use
“cale” and “cárie” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,719
- “cale” frequency rank
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- 58690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cale | cárie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | calço, cunha, escora, apoio | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente |
Where the eye mixes cale and cárie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cale runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cárie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cale vs cárie
A purely visual mix-up. cale (/kal/) and cárie (/ˈka.ɾji/) 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 58690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cale is recorded at frequency rank #17,719, classified as anoun, pronounced /kal/. cárie is at rank #40,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ɾji/.
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 58690, this pair ranks #8,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cale vs cárie
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cale": al. Private to "cárie": irá.
"cale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cale ← acle · cael · calle · ccale · clae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cale" and "cárie" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cale" or "cárie"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cárie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cale" and "cárie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs carpet". 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 #8,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.