Which to use
“casa” and “cena” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #91
- “casa” frequency rank
- #1,139
- “cena” frequency rank
- 1230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casa | cena |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | construção que serve de moradia | palco |
Where the eye mixes casa and cena
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. casa (/ˈka.zɐ/) and cena (/ˈse.nɐ/) 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 1230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casa is recorded at frequency rank #91, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.zɐ/. cena is at rank #1,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.nɐ/.
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 1230, this pair ranks #74,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casa vs cena
Shared letters: ac. Private to "casa": s. Private to "cena": en.
"casa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cena" · 4 letters · shape CVCV