Which to use
“cadarço” and “catarro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,605
- “cadarço” frequency rank
- #44,261
- “catarro” frequency rank
- 82866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadarço | catarro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fio de seda e tecido de seda de inferior qualidade; seda basta | muco secretado, geralmente patológico |
Where the eye mixes cadarço and catarro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadarço and catarro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cadarço with catarro
A purely visual mix-up. cadarço (/kɐ.'daɾ.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'daɾ.θʊ/) and catarro (/kɐ.ˈta.Ru/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadarço is recorded at frequency rank #38,605, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.'daɾ.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'daɾ.θʊ/. catarro is at rank #44,261, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈta.Ru/.
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 82866, this pair ranks #973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadarço vs catarro
Shared letters: acor. Private to "cadarço": dç. Private to "catarro": t.
"cadarço" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "catarro" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- catarro ← actarro · caatrro · cataro · cataror · catraro · cattarro · ccatarro · ctaarro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadarço" and "catarro" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cadarço" vs "catarro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadarço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "catarro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadarço" and "catarro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "catarro vs catarse". 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 #973 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.