Which to use
“caule” and “ciúme” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,921
- “caule” frequency rank
- #12,626
- “ciúme” frequency rank
- 48547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caule | ciúme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a parte aérea do eixo principal das plantas superiores, ligada à raiz, e da qual se desenvolvem os ramos e as folhas | sentimento causado pelo receio de perder, para outro, o afeto da pessoa amada; zelos |
Where the eye mixes caule and ciúme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. caule and ciúme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses caule with ciúme
A purely visual mix-up. caule (/ˈkaw.lɨ/) and ciúme (/ˈsju.mɨ/) 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 48547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caule is recorded at frequency rank #35,921, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaw.lɨ/. ciúme is at rank #12,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsju.mɨ/.
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 48547, this pair ranks #16,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caule vs ciúme
Shared letters: ce. Private to "caule": alu. Private to "ciúme": imú.
"caule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "ciúme" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caule ← acule · calue · cauel · caulle · ccaule · cuale
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caule" and "ciúme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caule" or "ciúme"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "caule" and "ciúme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ciúme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caule" and "ciúme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie vs caule". 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 #16,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.