Which to use
“cacau” and “caco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,010
- “cacau” frequency rank
- #21,952
- “caco” frequency rank
- 30962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacau | caco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto do cacaueiro (ou cacauzeiro), cuja semente é usada na produção de chocolate e manteiga de cacau | fragmento ou pedaço quebrado de louça, barro, vidro, mármore etc |
Letter map: cacau vs caco
Shared letters muted; letters that set cacau and caco apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: cacau and caco
cacau and caco are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30962, 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/. 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 30962, this pair ranks #37,270 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cacau vs caco
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cacau": u. Private to "caco": o.
"cacau" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cacau" and "caco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cacau" or "caco"?
After this comparison
Pair "cacau" vs "caco" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacau" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,270 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacau" and "caco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caco vs ciao". 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 #37,270 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.