Which to use
“caça” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,823
- “caça” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 46148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caça | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desporto que consiste em caçar animais | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: caça vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set caça and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against caução's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on caça vs caução
caça 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46148, 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/. 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 46148, this pair ranks #19,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caça vs caução
Shared letters: acç. Private to "caça": -. Private to "caução": ouã.
"caça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caça" and "caução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caça" vs "caução" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "caça" vs "caução" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caça" 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 #19,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caça" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.