Which to use
“came” and “caule” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,551
- “came” frequency rank
- #35,921
- “caule” frequency rank
- 60472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | came | caule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de manivelas que estão colocadas sobre um mesmo eixo, usadas para mover o seguidor | a parte aérea do eixo principal das plantas superiores, ligada à raiz, e da qual se desenvolvem os ramos e as folhas |
Where the eye mixes came and caule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. came runs 4 letters (CVCV) against caule's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: came vs caule
A purely visual mix-up. came (/ˈkɐ.mi/) and caule (/ˈkaw.lɨ/) 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 60472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
came is recorded at frequency rank #24,551, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mi/. caule is at rank #35,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaw.lɨ/.
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 60472, this pair ranks #7,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of came vs caule
Shared letters: ace. Private to "came": m. Private to "caule": lu.
"came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "came" for "caule" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "came" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "came" and "caule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs caule". 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 #7,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.