Which to use
“caçado” is an adjective and “caução” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,617
- “caçado” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 81942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçado | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi abatido em uma caça | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: caçado vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set caçado and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. caçado (CVCVCV) and caução (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - caçado and caução
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caçado is anadjective and cauçãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81942, 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/. caução is at rank #43,325, tagged as anoun.
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 81942, this pair ranks #1,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caçado vs caução
Shared letters: acoç. Private to "caçado": d. Private to "caução": uã.
"caçado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caçado" and "caução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caçado" or "caução"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "caçado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçado" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.