# cão

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɐ̃ũ̯/ · frequency rank #3,065

## Definitions
1. cruel, brutal, dominador

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-co)
- **ce** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-ce)
- **cu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cu)
- **CC** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cc)
- **ci** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-ci)
- **com** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-com)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cor)
- **céu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-ceu)
- **chá** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cha)
- **cem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cem)
- **cap** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cap)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-car)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cat)
- **CPI** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cpi)
- **clã** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cla)
- **ceo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-ceo)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-chi)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cut)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-che)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-cry)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/cao