Which to use
“ceia” and “cepa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #40,036
- “cepa” frequency rank
- 54832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | cepa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | tronco de videira |
Where the eye mixes ceia and cepa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ceia (CVVV) and cepa (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ceia vs cepa
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) and cepa (/ˈse.pɐ/) 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 a single letter - i in “ceia” becomes p in “cepa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceia is recorded at frequency rank #14,796, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɐj.ɐ/. cepa is at rank #40,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.pɐ/.
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 54832, this pair ranks #11,005 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs cepa
Shared letters: ace. Private to "ceia": i. Private to "cepa": p.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "cepa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceia" and "cepa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ceia" or "cepa" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ceia" and "cepa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cepa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,005 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" and "cepa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cepa vs cerda". 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 #11,005 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.