Which to use
“cadeado” is a noun and “cassado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,519
- “cadeado” frequency rank
- #27,391
- “cassado” frequency rank
- 47910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeado | cassado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto que bloqueia ou impede o acesso a uma determinada área ou coisa | cancelado, anulado, revogado |
Letter map: cadeado vs cassado
Shared letters muted; letters that set cadeado and cassado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. cadeado (CVCVVCV) and cassado (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for cadeado / cassado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadeado is anoun and cassadoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadeado is recorded at frequency rank #20,519, classified as anoun. cassado is at rank #27,391, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ka.ˈsa.du/.
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 47910, this pair ranks #17,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadeado vs cassado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "cadeado": e. Private to "cassado": s.
"cadeado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "cassado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cadeado" and "cassado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cadeado" or "cassado"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cadeado" and "cassado".
- Full dictionary entry for "cadeado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeado" and "cassado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassado vs castrado". 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 #17,305 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.