Which to use
“cacho” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,472
- “cacho” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 78797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacho | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de flores ou frutos que têm um eixo comum | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: cacho vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set cacho and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cacho runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against caução's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - cacho / caução
cacho and caução 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 78797, 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/. 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 78797, this pair ranks #1,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cacho vs caução
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cacho": h. Private to "caução": uãç.
"cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cacho ← caccho · cachho · cacoh · cahco · ccacho · ccaho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cacho" and "caução" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cacho" or "caução"?
What to do next
You've compared "cacho" and "caução". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" 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 #1,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacho" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". 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 #1,608 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.