Which to use
“caça” and “caçula” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,823
- “caça” frequency rank
- #16,242
- “caçula” frequency rank
- 19065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caça | caçula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desporto que consiste em caçar animais | vagem de ervilha, vagem de legume, de giesta |
Where the eye mixes caça and caçula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against caçula's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caça vs caçula
A purely visual mix-up. caça (/ˈka.sɐ/) and caçula (/ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caça is recorded at frequency rank #2,823, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.sɐ/. caçula is at rank #16,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ka.'su.la/ ou /ka.θu.la/.
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 19065, this pair ranks #51,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caça vs caçula
Shared letters: acç. Private to "caça": -. Private to "caçula": lu.
"caça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caçula" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caça" and "caçula" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caça" or "caçula"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caçula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caça" and "caçula" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabala vs caçula". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.