Which to use
“cagão” is an adjective and “cavalo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,313
- “cagão” frequency rank
- #2,994
- “cavalo” frequency rank
- 46307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagão | cavalo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cagão, que defeca com muita frequência | animal quadrúpede da espécie Equus caballus, utilizado pelo homem para esporte, transporte e tração de arados |
Where the eye mixes cagão and cavalo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cagão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against cavalo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cagão vs cavalo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagão is /kɐ.'gaŋ/ e /kɐ.'goŋ/ while cavalo is /kɐ.ˈva.lu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46307, 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/. cavalo is at rank #2,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈva.lu/.
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 46307, this pair ranks #19,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagão vs cavalo
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cagão": gã. Private to "cavalo": lv.
"cagão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cavalo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cavalo ← acvalo · caavlo · cavallo · cavaol · cavlao · cavvalo · ccavalo · cvaalo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cagão" and "cavalo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cagão" or "cavalo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavalo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagão" and "cavalo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagão vs ciao". 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 #19,028 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.