Which to use
“calhar” and “cavar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,321
- “calhar” frequency rank
- #23,601
- “cavar” frequency rank
- 33922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calhar | cavar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coalhar, coagular | abrir ou revolver a terra com enxada ou sacho; escavar; sachar |
Letter map: calhar vs cavar
Shared letters muted; letters that set calhar and cavar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. calhar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cavar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - calhar / cavar
calhar and cavar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calhar is recorded at frequency rank #10,321, classified as averb. cavar is at rank #23,601, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɐ.ˈvaɾ/.
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 33922, this pair ranks #33,472 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calhar vs cavar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "calhar": hl. Private to "cavar": v.
"calhar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cavar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calhar" and "cavar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "calhar" vs "cavar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "calhar" and "cavar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "calhar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,472 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calhar" and "cavar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagão vs cavar". 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 #33,472 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.