Which to use
“cadeado” is a noun and “causado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,519
- “cadeado” frequency rank
- #5,285
- “causado” frequency rank
- 25804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadeado | causado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto que bloqueia ou impede o acesso a uma determinada área ou coisa | particípio do verbo causar |
Letter map: cadeado vs causado
Shared letters muted; letters that set cadeado and causado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. cadeado (CVCVVCV) and causado (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for cadeado / causado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadeado is anoun and causadoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadeado is recorded at frequency rank #20,519, classified as anoun. causado is at rank #5,285, tagged as averb.
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 25804, this pair ranks #43,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadeado vs causado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "cadeado": e. Private to "causado": su.
"cadeado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadeado" and "causado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cadeado" or "causado"?
After this comparison
Pair "cadeado" vs "causado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadeado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadeado" and "causado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caçado vs cadeado". 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 #43,441 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.