Which to use
“cama” is a noun and “com” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #982
- “cama” frequency rank
- #14
- “com” frequency rank
- 996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cama | com |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | móvel, normalmente plano e macio, usado para dormir | indica várias relações: companhia, causa, instrumento, ligação, modo, oposição |
Where the eye mixes cama and com
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cama with com
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cama is /ˈkɐ.mɐ/ while com is /kõ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 996, 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/. com is at rank #14, tagged as aprep, pronounced /kõ/.
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 996, this pair ranks #74,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cama vs com
Shared letters: cm. Private to "cama": a. Private to "com": o.
"cama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "com" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cama ← acma · caam · camma · ccama · cmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cama" for "com" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cama" vs "com" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "com" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cama" and "com" 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 #74,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.