Which to use
“caçado” and “cagão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,617
- “caçado” frequency rank
- #43,313
- “cagão” frequency rank
- 81930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçado | cagão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi abatido em uma caça | cagão, que defeca com muita frequência |
Where the eye mixes caçado and cagão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caçado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cagão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caçado with cagão
A purely visual mix-up. caçado (/ka.ˈsa.du/) and cagão (/kɐ.'gaŋ/ e /kɐ.'goŋ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81930, 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/. cagão is at rank #43,313, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.'gaŋ/ e /kɐ.'goŋ/.
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 81930, this pair ranks #1,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caçado vs cagão
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caçado": dç. Private to "cagão": gã.
"caçado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cagão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caçado" for "cagão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caçado" or "cagão"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caçado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cagão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçado" and "cagão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagão vs ciao". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.