causar

/kaw.ˈzaɾ/

//kaw.ˈzaɾ// verb

The verdict

“causar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,619. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,619
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer acontecer, ser causa de

Corpus desk

Index PT-causar · causar · Portuguese

causar · rank #2,619 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,619
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cento

Nearest frequency peer: cento (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “causar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “causar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

causar vs César
50% similar
causar vs cavar
67% similar
causar vs cruzar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for causar
PropertyValue
Headwordcausar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kaw.ˈzaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,619
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “causar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.causarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cento” (#2,620), “carvalho” (#2,616), “black” (#2,614). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “causar” fica em #2,619. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around causar (IPA /kaw.ˈzaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,619 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "fazer acontecer, ser causa de".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for causar, with forms such as "casuar", "cauasr", and "causarr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "César", "cavar", "cruzar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is causar, spelled C-A-U-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer acontecer, ser causa de

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • casuar
  • cauasr
  • causarr
  • causra
  • caussar
  • ccausar
  • cuasar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of causar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

casuar2cauasr2causarr1causra2caussar1ccausar1cuasar2
Edit distance from "causar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "causar"?
"causar" is spelled C-A-U-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kaw.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "causar" mean?
As a verb, "causar" means: fazer acontecer, ser causa de
What words are commonly confused with "causar"?
"causar" is commonly confused with "César", "cavar", "cruzar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "causar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "causar" is /kaw.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "causar" come from?
"causar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "causar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list