Which to use
“caco” is a noun and “cinco” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,952
- “caco” frequency rank
- #373
- “cinco” frequency rank
- 22325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | cinco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fragmento ou pedaço quebrado de louça, barro, vidro, mármore etc | número equivalente a quatro mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha cinco elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 5 (algarismos arábicos) ou V (algarismos romanos) |
Letter map: caco vs cinco
Shared letters muted; letters that set caco and cinco apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cinco's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - caco and cinco
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caco is anoun and cincoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caco is recorded at frequency rank #21,952, classified as anoun. cinco is at rank #373, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsĩ.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 22325, this pair ranks #47,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs cinco
Shared letters: co. Private to "caco": a. Private to "cinco": in.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cinco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caco" and "cinco" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caco" or "cinco"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "caco" and "cinco".
- Full dictionary entry for "caco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cinco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" and "cinco" 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 #47,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.