Which to use
“ceia” and “china” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #1,005
- “china” frequency rank
- 15801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | china |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | tipo de prato usado em baterias |
Where the eye mixes ceia and china
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ceia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against china's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ceia with china
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) and china (/ʃi.na/) 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 15801, 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/. china is at rank #1,005, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃi.na/.
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 15801, this pair ranks #55,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs china
Shared letters: aci. Private to "ceia": e. Private to "china": hn.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "china" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ceia" and "china" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ceia" vs "china" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "china" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" and "china" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceia 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 #55,927 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.