Which to use
“cilada” and “clara” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,704
- “cilada” frequency rank
- #1,701
- “clara” frequency rank
- 18405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cilada | clara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emboscada feita para ataque ou captura, de modo a atrair a pessoa até ela | porção albuminosa do ovo |
Letter map: cilada vs clara
Shared letters muted; letters that set cilada and clara apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cilada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against clara's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: cilada and clara
cilada and clara are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cilada is recorded at frequency rank #16,704, classified as anoun, pronounced /siˈla.dɐ/. clara is at rank #1,701, tagged as anoun.
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 18405, this pair ranks #52,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cilada vs clara
Shared letters: acl. Private to "cilada": di. Private to "clara": r.
"cilada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cilada" and "clara" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cilada" or "clara"?
After this comparison
Pair "cilada" vs "clara" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cilada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cilada" and "clara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cilada vs ciranda". 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 #52,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.