Which to use
“cabeção” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,173
- “cabeção” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 77498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabeção | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | testarudo, teimoso | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: cabeção vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabeção and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. cabeção runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against caução's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - cabeção / caução
cabeção and caução 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 77498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabeção is recorded at frequency rank #34,173, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.be.'saŋ/, /ka.be.'θaŋ/. caução is at rank #43,325, 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 77498, this pair ranks #1,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabeção vs caução
Shared letters: acoãç. Private to "cabeção": be. Private to "caução": u.
"cabeção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabeção" and "caução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "cabeção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabeção" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.