Which to use
“cena” and “china” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,139
- “cena” frequency rank
- #1,005
- “china” frequency rank
- 2144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cena | china |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | palco | tipo de prato usado em baterias |
Where the eye mixes cena and china
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cena vs china
A purely visual mix-up. cena (/ˈse.nɐ/) 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 2144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cena is recorded at frequency rank #1,139, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.nɐ/. 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 2144, this pair ranks #73,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cena vs china
Shared letters: acn. Private to "cena": e. Private to "china": hi.
"cena" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "china" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cena" for "china" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cena" or "china"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cena" 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 #73,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cena" and "china" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cena 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 #73,336 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.