Which to use
“caco” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,952
- “caco” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 65277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fragmento ou pedaço quebrado de louça, barro, vidro, mármore etc | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: caco vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set caco and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against caução's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - caco / caução
caco 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caco is recorded at frequency rank #21,952, classified as anoun. 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 65277, this pair ranks #5,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs caução
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caco": -. Private to "caução": uãç.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caco ← acco · cacco · caoc · ccaco · ccao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caco" and "caução" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caco" vs "caução" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "caco" vs "caução" 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 "caução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" 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 #5,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.