Which to use
“cacete” is an adjective and “cárcere” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,663
- “cacete” frequency rank
- #19,673
- “cárcere” frequency rank
- 30336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacete | cárcere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maçador; importuno; impertinente; aborrecido | cadeia, prisão |
Letter map: cacete vs cárcere
Shared letters muted; letters that set cacete and cárcere apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cacete runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cárcere's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: cacete vs cárcere
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cacete is anadjective and cárcereanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cacete is recorded at frequency rank #10,663, classified as anadj. cárcere is at rank #19,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɾ.sɨ.ɾɨ/.
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 30336, this pair ranks #38,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cacete vs cárcere
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cacete": at. Private to "cárcere": rá.
"cacete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cárcere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cacete ← accete · caccete · caceet · cacette · cactee · caecte · ccacete · ccaete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cacete" for "cárcere" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cacete" or "cárcere"?
After this comparison
Pair "cacete" vs "cárcere" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cárcere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacete" and "cárcere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárcere vs carrera". 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 #38,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.