Which to use
“caçar” is a verb and “caução” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,115
- “caçar” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 50440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caçar | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perseguir uma presa e, usualmente, matá-la | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: caçar vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set caçar and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caçar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against caução's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for caçar / caução
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caçar is averb and cauçãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50440, 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/. 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 50440, this pair ranks #14,523 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caçar vs caução
Shared letters: acç. Private to "caçar": r. Private to "caução": ouã.
"caçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caçar" and "caução" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caçar" or "caução"?
What to do next
Pair "caçar" vs "caução" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caçar" 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 #14,523 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caçar" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,523 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.