Which to use
“cacho” and “coação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,472
- “cacho” frequency rank
- #27,403
- “coação” frequency rank
- 62875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacho | coação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de flores ou frutos que têm um eixo comum | ação de coar; coa: |
Where the eye mixes cacho and coação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cacho runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against coação's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cacho vs coação
A purely visual mix-up. cacho (/ˈka.ʃu/) and coação (/kwa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62875, 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/. coação is at rank #27,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 62875, this pair ranks #6,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cacho vs coação
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cacho": h. Private to "coação": ãç.
"cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "coação" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cacho ← caccho · cachho · cacoh · cahco · ccacho · ccaho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cacho" and "coação" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cacho" or "coação"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacho" and "coação" 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 #6,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.