Which to use
“caco” and “casaco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,952
- “caco” frequency rank
- #6,510
- “casaco” frequency rank
- 28462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | casaco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fragmento ou pedaço quebrado de louça, barro, vidro, mármore etc | peça de vestuário que os homens usam sobre a camisa ou o colete e as mulheres por cima do vestido |
Letter map: caco vs casaco
Shared letters muted; letters that set caco and casaco apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - caco / casaco
caco and casaco 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caco is recorded at frequency rank #21,952, classified as anoun. casaco is at rank #6,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈza.ku/.
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 28462, this pair ranks #40,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs casaco
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caco": -. Private to "casaco": s.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "casaco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caco" and "casaco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caco" vs "casaco" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "caco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casaco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" and "casaco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caco vs ciao". 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 #40,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.