Which to use
“cera” and “céu” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,145
- “cera” frequency rank
- #1,163
- “céu” frequency rank
- 11308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cera | céu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | substância que constitui os favos das abelhas | parte do espaço que parece formar uma abóbada em cima de nossas cabeças; abóbada celeste |
Where the eye mixes cera and céu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cera with céu
A purely visual mix-up. cera (/ˈse.ɾɐ/) and céu (/ˈsɛw/) 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 11308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cera is recorded at frequency rank #10,145, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.ɾɐ/. céu is at rank #1,163, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛw/.
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 11308, this pair ranks #61,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cera vs céu
Shared letters: c. Private to "cera": aer. Private to "céu": ué.
"cera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "céu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cera ← ccera · cear · cerra · crea · ecra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cera" for "céu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cera" vs "céu" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "céu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cera" and "céu" 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 #61,576 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.