Which to use
“cagão” and “cão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,313
- “cagão” frequency rank
- #3,065
- “cão” frequency rank
- 46378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagão | cão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cagão, que defeca com muita frequência | cruel, brutal, dominador |
Where the eye mixes cagão and cão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cagão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against cão's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cagão vs cão
A purely visual mix-up. cagão (/kɐ.'gaŋ/ e /kɐ.'goŋ/) and cão (/ˈkɐ̃ũ̯/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagão is recorded at frequency rank #43,313, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.'gaŋ/ e /kɐ.'goŋ/. cão is at rank #3,065, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃ũ̯/.
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 46378, this pair ranks #18,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagão vs cão
Shared letters: coã. Private to "cagão": ag. Private to "cão": -.
"cagão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cão" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagão" and "cão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cagão" or "cão"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cagão" and "cão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagão" and "cão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagão vs ciao". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #18,929 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.