Which to use
“caçado” is an adjective and “capão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,617
- “caçado” frequency rank
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- 57975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçado | capão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi abatido em uma caça | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos |
Where the eye mixes caçado and capão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caçado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against capão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caçado vs capão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caçado is /ka.ˈsa.du/ while capão is /kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57975, 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/. capão is at rank #19,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/.
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 57975, this pair ranks #9,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caçado vs capão
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caçado": dç. Private to "capão": pã.
"caçado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caçado" and "capão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caçado" vs "capão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caçado" and "capão" 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 "capão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçado" and "capão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caçado vs caução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.