Which to use
“caco” and “circo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,952
- “caco” frequency rank
- #5,717
- “circo” frequency rank
- 27669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caco | circo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fragmento ou pedaço quebrado de louça, barro, vidro, mármore etc | em Roma, recinto onde se realizavam jogos para entretenimento público; o conjunto dos jogos |
Letter map: caco vs circo
Shared letters muted; letters that set caco and circo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - caco / circo
caco and circo 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caco is recorded at frequency rank #21,952, classified as anoun. circo is at rank #5,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsirku/.
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 27669, this pair ranks #41,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caco vs circo
Shared letters: co. Private to "caco": a. Private to "circo": ir.
"caco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "circo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caco" and "circo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caco" vs "circo" - 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 "circo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caco" and "circo" 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 #41,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.