Which to use
“calibre” and “cálice” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,452
- “calibre” frequency rank
- #17,252
- “cálice” frequency rank
- 26704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calibre | cálice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | refere-se a espessura do cano de armas de fogo | pequeno copo com pé, para licores ou bebidas fortes |
Letter map: calibre vs cálice
Shared letters muted; letters that set calibre and cálice apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. calibre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against cálice's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - calibre / cálice
calibre and cálice 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 26704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calibre is recorded at frequency rank #9,452, classified as anoun. cálice is at rank #17,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.li.sɨ/.
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 26704, this pair ranks #42,393 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calibre vs cálice
Shared letters: ceil. Private to "calibre": abr. Private to "cálice": á.
"calibre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "cálice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calibre ← aclibre · cailbre · calbire · calibbre · caliber · calibrre · calirbe · callibre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calibre" for "cálice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "calibre" vs "cálice" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "calibre" vs "cálice" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "calibre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cálice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,393 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calibre" and "cálice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cálice vs calvície". 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 #42,393 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.