Which to use
“caridade” and “cavidade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,294
- “caridade” frequency rank
- #19,366
- “cavidade” frequency rank
- 23660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caridade | cavidade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bondade, compaixão | espaço cavado de um corpo sólido |
Where the eye mixes caridade and cavidade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. caridade and cavidade follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: caridade vs cavidade
A purely visual mix-up. caridade (/kɐ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/) and cavidade (/kɐ.vi.ˈda.dɨ/) 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 a single letter - r in “caridade” becomes v in “cavidade”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23660, 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/. cavidade is at rank #19,366, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.vi.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 23660, this pair ranks #46,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caridade vs cavidade
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "caridade": r. Private to "cavidade": v.
"caridade" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "cavidade" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caridade" for "cavidade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caridade" vs "cavidade" - 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 "caridade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavidade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caridade" and "cavidade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cavidade vs claridade". 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 #46,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.