Which to use
“ceia” and “clã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #8,588
- “clã” frequency rank
- 23384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | clã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | grupo de famílias que se consideram descendentes dos mesmos ancestrais |
Where the eye mixes ceia and clã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between ceia and clã
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) and clã (/ˈklɐ̃/) 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 23384, 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/. clã is at rank #8,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɐ̃/.
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 23384, this pair ranks #46,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs clã
Shared letters: c. Private to "ceia": aei. Private to "clã": lã.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "clã" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceia ← cceia · ceai · ciea · ecia
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceia" and "clã" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ceia" or "clã" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ceia" and "clã" 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 "clã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" and "clã" 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 #46,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.