Which to use
“cacau” and “cacho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,010
- “cacau” frequency rank
- #35,472
- “cacho” frequency rank
- 44482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacau | cacho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto do cacaueiro (ou cacauzeiro), cuja semente é usada na produção de chocolate e manteiga de cacau | conjunto de flores ou frutos que têm um eixo comum |
Where the eye mixes cacau and cacho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cacau and cacho
A purely visual mix-up. cacau (/kɐ.ˈkaw/) and cacho (/ˈka.ʃu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cacau is recorded at frequency rank #9,010, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈkaw/. cacho is at rank #35,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ʃu/.
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 44482, this pair ranks #20,998 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cacau vs cacho
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cacau": u. Private to "cacho": ho.
"cacau" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cacau" and "cacho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cacau" or "cacho" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,998 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacau" and "cacho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cacho vs caução". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #20,998 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.