Which to use
“cárie” and “caule” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,971
- “cárie” frequency rank
- #35,921
- “caule” frequency rank
- 76892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cárie | caule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ulceração nos dentes e ossos, que os destrói progressivamente | a parte aérea do eixo principal das plantas superiores, ligada à raiz, e da qual se desenvolvem os ramos e as folhas |
Where the eye mixes cárie and caule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cárie (CVCVV) and caule (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: cárie vs caule
A purely visual mix-up. cárie (/ˈka.ɾji/) and caule (/ˈkaw.lɨ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76892, 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/. caule is at rank #35,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaw.lɨ/.
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 76892, this pair ranks #2,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cárie vs caule
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cárie": irá. Private to "caule": alu.
"cárie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "caule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caule ← acule · calue · cauel · caulle · ccaule · cuale
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cárie" and "caule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cárie" vs "caule" - 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 "caule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cárie" and "caule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs carpet". 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 #2,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.