Which to use
“cacho” and “cunho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,472
- “cacho” frequency rank
- #13,257
- “cunho” frequency rank
- 48729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacho | cunho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de flores ou frutos que têm um eixo comum | origem, fundo, base ou ligação com |
Where the eye mixes cacho and cunho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cacho and cunho
A purely visual mix-up. cacho (/ˈka.ʃu/) and cunho (/ˈku.ɲu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48729, 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/. cunho is at rank #13,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈku.ɲu/.
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 48729, this pair ranks #16,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cacho vs cunho
Shared letters: cho. Private to "cacho": a. Private to "cunho": nu.
"cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cunho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cacho" and "cunho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cacho" or "cunho" show up more?
What to do next
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 "cunho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacho" and "cunho" 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 #16,421 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.