Which to use
“cena” and “crença” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,139
- “cena” frequency rank
- #4,892
- “crença” frequency rank
- 6031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cena | crença |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | palco | ato ou efeito de crer, acreditar; convicção; opinião |
Where the eye mixes cena and crença
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cena runs 4 letters (CVCV) against crença's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cena and crença
A purely visual mix-up. cena (/ˈse.nɐ/) and crença (/ˈkɾẽ.sɐ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6031, 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/. crença is at rank #4,892, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾẽ.sɐ/.
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 6031, this pair ranks #68,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cena vs crença
Shared letters: acen. Private to "cena": -. Private to "crença": rç.
"cena" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crença" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cena ← ccena · cean · cenna · cnea · ecna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cena" for "crença" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cena" or "crença" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cena" and "crença" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cena" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crença" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cena" and "crença" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs crença". 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 #68,493 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.