# cancela vs cautela

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cancela
*noun · IPA /kɐ̃ˈsɛlɐ/ · frequency rank #22,242*
porta ou portão gradeado, de ferro ou madeira

### cautela
*noun · IPA /kaw.ˈtɛ.lɐ/ · frequency rank #11,408*
cuidado para evitar um mal

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cancela-vs-cautela