Which to use
“cavidade” and “cidade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,366
- “cavidade” frequency rank
- #124
- “cidade” frequency rank
- 19490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cavidade | cidade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espaço cavado de um corpo sólido | aglomeração humana localizada numa área geográfica circunscrita e que tem numerosas casas, próximas entre si, destinadas à moradia e/ou a atividades culturais, mercantis, industriais, financeiras e a outras não relacionadas com a exploração direta do solo; urbe |
Where the eye mixes cavidade and cidade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cavidade with cidade
A purely visual mix-up. cavidade (/kɐ.vi.ˈda.dɨ/) and cidade (/si.ˈda.dɨ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cavidade is recorded at frequency rank #19,366, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.vi.ˈda.dɨ/. cidade is at rank #124, tagged as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 19490, this pair ranks #51,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cavidade vs cidade
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "cavidade": v. Private to "cidade": -.
"cavidade" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "cidade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cavidade" and "cidade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cavidade" or "cidade"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cavidade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cidade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cavidade" and "cidade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cavidade vs claridade". 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 #51,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.