Which to use
“caçado” is an adjective and “caçar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,617
- “caçado” frequency rank
- #7,115
- “caçar” frequency rank
- 45732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçado | caçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi abatido em uma caça | perseguir uma presa e, usualmente, matá-la |
Where the eye mixes caçado and caçar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. caçado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against caçar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caçado with caçar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caçado is /ka.ˈsa.du/ while caçar is /kɐ.ˈsaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caçado is recorded at frequency rank #38,617, classified as anadj, pronounced /ka.ˈsa.du/. caçar is at rank #7,115, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɐ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 45732, this pair ranks #19,663 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caçado vs caçar
Shared letters: acç. Private to "caçado": do. Private to "caçar": r.
"caçado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caçado" for "caçar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caçado" vs "caçar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "caçado" and "caçar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caçado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,663 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçado" and "caçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caçado vs caução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,663 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.