Which to use
“caridade” and “castidade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,294
- “caridade” frequency rank
- #25,588
- “castidade” frequency rank
- 29882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caridade | castidade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bondade, compaixão | atributo do que é casto |
Where the eye mixes caridade and castidade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. caridade runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against castidade's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caridade vs castidade
A purely visual mix-up. caridade (/kɐ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/) and castidade (/kas.t͡ʃiˈda.d͡ʒi/) 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 29882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caridade is recorded at frequency rank #4,294, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/. castidade is at rank #25,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kas.t͡ʃiˈda.d͡ʒi/.
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 29882, this pair ranks #38,647 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caridade vs castidade
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "caridade": r. Private to "castidade": st.
"caridade" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "castidade" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caridade" and "castidade" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caridade" vs "castidade" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caridade" and "castidade" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caridade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "castidade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,647 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caridade" and "castidade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "castidade vs cavidade". 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 #38,647 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.