Which to use
“caco” and “cata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,952
- “caco” frequency rank
- #31,681
- “cata” frequency rank
- 53633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | cata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fragmento ou pedaço quebrado de louça, barro, vidro, mármore etc | busca |
Letter map: caco vs cata
Shared letters muted; letters that set caco and cata apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. caco and cata follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on caco vs cata
caco and cata 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caco is recorded at frequency rank #21,952, classified as anoun. cata is at rank #31,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.tɐ/.
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 53633, this pair ranks #11,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs cata
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caco": o. Private to "cata": t.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caco" for "cata" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caco" vs "cata" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "caco" vs "cata" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" and "cata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cata vs copta". 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 #11,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.