Which to use
“cacho” is a noun and “canhão” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,472
- “cacho” frequency rank
- #11,596
- “canhão” frequency rank
- 47068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacho | canhão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de flores ou frutos que têm um eixo comum | mulher muito feia |
Where the eye mixes cacho and canhão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cacho runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against canhão's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cacho and canhão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cacho is /ˈka.ʃu/ while canhão is /kɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cacho is recorded at frequency rank #35,472, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ʃu/. canhão is at rank #11,596, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/.
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 47068, this pair ranks #18,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cacho vs canhão
Shared letters: acho. Private to "cacho": -. Private to "canhão": nã.
"cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "canhão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cacho ← caccho · cachho · cacoh · cahco · ccacho · ccaho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cacho" and "canhão" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cacho" or "canhão" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "canhão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacho" and "canhão" 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 #18,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.