Which to use
“cama” and “clima” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #982
- “cama” frequency rank
- #1,525
- “clima” frequency rank
- 2507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cama | clima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | móvel, normalmente plano e macio, usado para dormir | as condições médias do tempo geralmente presentes numa região, como a temperatura, pressão do ar, umidade, precipitação, presença ou ausência do sol, ventos, etc |
Where the eye mixes cama and clima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cama vs clima
A purely visual mix-up. cama (/ˈkɐ.mɐ/) and clima (/ˈkli.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 2507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cama is recorded at frequency rank #982, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mɐ/. clima is at rank #1,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkli.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 2507, this pair ranks #72,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cama vs clima
Shared letters: acm. Private to "cama": -. Private to "clima": il.
"cama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "clima" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cama" and "clima" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cama" vs "clima" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cama" and "clima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cama vs cham". 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 #72,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.