Which to use
“cata” and “clara” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,681
- “cata” frequency rank
- #1,701
- “clara” frequency rank
- 33382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cata | clara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | busca | porção albuminosa do ovo |
Letter map: cata vs clara
Shared letters muted; letters that set cata and clara apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cata runs 4 letters (CVCV) against clara's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - cata / clara
cata and clara are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cata is recorded at frequency rank #31,681, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.tɐ/. clara is at rank #1,701, tagged as anoun.
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 33382, this pair ranks #34,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cata vs clara
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cata": t. Private to "clara": lr.
"cata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cata" and "clara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cata" or "clara" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "cata" vs "clara" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cata" and "clara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cata vs copta". 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 #34,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.