Which to use
“cavar” and “cravar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,601
- “cavar” frequency rank
- #41,924
- “cravar” frequency rank
- 65525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cavar | cravar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abrir ou revolver a terra com enxada ou sacho; escavar; sachar | enterrar |
Where the eye mixes cavar and cravar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cavar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against cravar's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cavar vs cravar
A purely visual mix-up. cavar (/kɐ.ˈvaɾ/) and cravar (/kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cavar is recorded at frequency rank #23,601, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.ˈvaɾ/. cravar is at rank #41,924, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɾɐ.ˈvaɾ/.
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 65525, this pair ranks #5,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cavar vs cravar
Shared letters: acrv. Private to "cavar": -. Private to "cravar": -.
"cavar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cravar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cavar" and "cravar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cavar" or "cravar" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cavar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cravar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cavar" and "cravar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clamar vs cravar". 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 #5,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.