Which to use
“cálice” and “calvície” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,252
- “cálice” frequency rank
- #46,715
- “calvície” frequency rank
- 63967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cálice | calvície |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequeno copo com pé, para licores ou bebidas fortes | estado do que é calvo. |
Where the eye mixes cálice and calvície
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cálice vs calvície
A purely visual mix-up. cálice (/ˈka.li.sɨ/) and calvície (/kaɫ.ˈvi.sji/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cálice is recorded at frequency rank #17,252, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.li.sɨ/. calvície is at rank #46,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kaɫ.ˈvi.sji/.
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 63967, this pair ranks #5,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cálice vs calvície
Shared letters: ceil. Private to "cálice": á. Private to "calvície": aví.
"cálice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "calvície" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cálice" and "calvície" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cálice" or "calvície" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cálice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calvície" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cálice" and "calvície" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cálice vs coice". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.