Which to use
“cale” and “caule” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,719
- “cale” frequency rank
- #35,921
- “caule” frequency rank
- 53640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cale | caule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | calço, cunha, escora, apoio | a parte aérea do eixo principal das plantas superiores, ligada à raiz, e da qual se desenvolvem os ramos e as folhas |
Where the eye mixes cale and caule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cale and caule
A purely visual mix-up. cale (/kal/) and caule (/ˈkaw.lɨ/) 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 53640, 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/. caule is at rank #35,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaw.lɨ/.
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 53640, this pair ranks #11,890 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cale vs caule
Shared letters: acel. Private to "cale": -. Private to "caule": u.
"cale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cale" and "caule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cale" or "caule" 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 "cale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,890 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cale" and "caule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs caule". 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 #11,890 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.