Which to use
“cárie” and “Cátia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- #27,428
- “Cátia” frequency rank
- 68399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cárie | Cátia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente | prenome feminino |
Where the eye mixes cárie and Cátia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cárie and Cátia follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cárie vs Cátia
A purely visual mix-up. cárie (/ˈka.ɾji/) and Cátia (/ˈka.t͡ʃjɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cárie is recorded at frequency rank #40,971, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ɾji/. Cátia is at rank #27,428, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.t͡ʃjɐ/.
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 68399, this pair ranks #4,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cárie vs Cátia
Shared letters: ciá. Private to "cárie": er. Private to "Cátia": at.
"cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Cátia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cárie" and "Cátia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cárie" vs "Cátia" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cárie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cátia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cárie" and "Cátia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs carpet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.