Which to use
“cela” and “cera” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,875
- “cela” frequency rank
- #10,145
- “cera” frequency rank
- 18020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cela | cera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aposento de prisioneiros | substância que constitui os favos das abelhas |
Where the eye mixes cela and cera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cela vs cera
A purely visual mix-up. cela (/ˈsɛ.la/) and cera (/ˈse.ɾɐ/) 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 - l in “cela” becomes r in “cera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cela is recorded at frequency rank #7,875, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.la/. cera is at rank #10,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.ɾɐ/.
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 18020, this pair ranks #53,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cela vs cera
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cela": l. Private to "cera": r.
"cela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cela" for "cera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cela" vs "cera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cela" and "cera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cela" and "cera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cera 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 #53,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.