Which to use
“cabrão” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,163
- “cabrão” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 81488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabrão | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o macho da cabra; bode | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: cabrão vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabrão and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cabrão (CVCCVV) and caução (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cabrão vs caução
cabrão 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabrão is recorded at frequency rank #38,163, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/. 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 81488, this pair ranks #1,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabrão vs caução
Shared letters: acoã. Private to "cabrão": br. Private to "caução": uç.
"cabrão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabrão" and "caução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cabrão" vs "caução" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cabrão" and "caução".
- Full dictionary entry for "cabrão" 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 #1,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabrão" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.