Which to use
“caçado” and “calçado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,617
- “caçado” frequency rank
- #23,233
- “calçado” frequency rank
- 61850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçado | calçado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi abatido em uma caça | abrigado com calçado |
Where the eye mixes caçado and calçado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. caçado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against calçado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caçado with calçado
A purely visual mix-up. caçado (/ka.ˈsa.du/) and calçado (/kɐw.ˈsa.du/) 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 61850, 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/. calçado is at rank #23,233, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐw.ˈsa.du/.
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 61850, this pair ranks #6,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caçado vs calçado
Shared letters: acdoç. Private to "caçado": -. Private to "calçado": l.
"caçado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "calçado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caçado" for "calçado" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caçado" or "calçado" show up more?
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 "calçado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçado" and "calçado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caçado vs caução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.