Which to use
“calha” and “cama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,453
- “calha” frequency rank
- #982
- “cama” frequency rank
- 31435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calha | cama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amarelinha | móvel, normalmente plano e macio, usado para dormir |
Where the eye mixes calha and cama
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: calha vs cama
A purely visual mix-up. calha (/ˈka.ʎɐ/) and cama (/ˈkɐ.mɐ/) 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 31435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calha is recorded at frequency rank #30,453, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ʎɐ/. cama is at rank #982, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mɐ/.
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 31435, this pair ranks #36,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calha vs cama
Shared letters: ac. Private to "calha": hl. Private to "cama": m.
"calha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calha" for "cama" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "calha" or "cama" show up more?
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 "calha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calha" and "cama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calha vs canja". 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 #36,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.