caridade vs cidade, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“caridade” and “cidade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,294
“caridade” frequency rank: #124
“cidade” frequency rank: 4418
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	caridade	cidade
Definition	bondade, compaixão	aglomeração humana localizada numa área geográfica circunscrita e que tem numerosas casas, próximas entre si, destinadas à moradia e/ou a atividades culturais, mercantis, industriais, financeiras e a outras não relacionadas com a exploração direta do solo; urbe

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set caridade and cidade apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

caridade

6 ch

cidade

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. caridade (/kɐ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/) and cidade (/si.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4418, 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/. cidade is at rank #124, tagged as anoun, pronounced /si.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 4418, this pair ranks #70,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of caridade vs cidade

Shared letters: acdei. Private to "caridade": r. Private to "cidade": -.

"caridade" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "cidade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

caridade ← acridade · cairdade · cardiade · cariadde · caridadde · caridaed · cariddade · cariddae
cidade ← ccidade · cdiade · ciadde · cidadde · cidaed · ciddade · ciddae · icdade

Frequency comparison

caridade#4,294

cidade#124

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caridade" and "cidade" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/kɐ.ɾi.ˈda.dɨ/ versus /si.ˈda.dɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "caridade" or "cidade"?

"cidade" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #124 in our Portuguese list, against #4,294 for "caridade". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering caridade vs cidade

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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