Which to use
“cadeado” and “cajado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,519
- “cadeado” frequency rank
- #30,862
- “cajado” frequency rank
- 51381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeado | cajado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto que bloqueia ou impede o acesso a uma determinada área ou coisa | amparo de pastor, geralmente com a ponta superior em arco; bordão: |
Letter map: cadeado vs cajado
Shared letters muted; letters that set cadeado and cajado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. cadeado runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against cajado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: cadeado and cajado
cadeado and cajado 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 51381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadeado is recorded at frequency rank #20,519, classified as anoun. cajado is at rank #30,862, 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 51381, this pair ranks #13,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadeado vs cajado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "cadeado": e. Private to "cajado": j.
"cadeado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "cajado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadeado" and "cajado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cadeado" or "cajado"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cadeado" and "cajado".
- Full dictionary entry for "cadeado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cajado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeado" and "cajado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagão vs cajado". 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 #13,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.