caçar vs caco, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“caçar” is a verb and “caco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,115
“caçar” frequency rank: #21,952
“caco” frequency rank: 29067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	caçar	caco
Definition	perseguir uma presa e, usualmente, matá-la	fragmento ou pedaço quebrado de louça, barro, vidro, mármore etc

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set caçar and caco apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

caçar

4 ch

caco

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caçar is averb and cacoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caçar is recorded at frequency rank #7,115, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.ˈsaɾ/. caco is at rank #21,952, 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 29067, this pair ranks #39,655 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of caçar vs caco

Shared letters: ac. Private to "caçar": rç. Private to "caco": o.

"caçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

caco ← acco · cacco · caoc · ccaco · ccao

Frequency comparison

caçar#7,115

caco#21,952

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caçar" and "caco" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caçar" is a verb and "caco" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "caçar" or "caco"?

"caçar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,115 in our Portuguese list, against #21,952 for "caco". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering caçar vs caco

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “caçar”; for a noun, it's “caco”.
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