Which to use
“cilada” and “criada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,704
- “cilada” frequency rank
- #1,566
- “criada” frequency rank
- 18270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cilada | criada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emboscada feita para ataque ou captura, de modo a atrair a pessoa até ela | feminino de criado. |
Where the eye mixes cilada and criada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cilada (CVCVCV) and criada (CCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cilada and criada
A purely visual mix-up. cilada (/siˈla.dɐ/) and criada (/kɾi.ˈa.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18270, 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/. criada is at rank #1,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɾi.ˈa.dɐ/.
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 18270, this pair ranks #52,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cilada vs criada
Shared letters: acdi. Private to "cilada": l. Private to "criada": r.
"cilada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "criada" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cilada" for "criada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cilada" vs "criada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cilada" and "criada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cilada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cilada" and "criada" 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 #52,765 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.