Which to use
“caçado” and “calão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,617
- “caçado” frequency rank
- #39,032
- “calão” frequency rank
- 77649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçado | calão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi abatido em uma caça | que não trabalha tanto quanto deveria |
Where the eye mixes caçado and calão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caçado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against calão'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 calão
A purely visual mix-up. caçado (/ka.ˈsa.du/) and calão (/kɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) 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 77649, 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/. calão is at rank #39,032, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/.
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 77649, this pair ranks #1,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caçado vs calão
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caçado": dç. Private to "calão": lã.
"caçado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "calão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caçado" for "calão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caçado" vs "calão" - which ranks higher?
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 "calão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçado" and "calão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calão vs ciao". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.