Which to use
“cagar” and “calçar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,037
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #37,677
- “calçar” frequency rank
- 52714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | calçar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expelir pelo ânus; defecar | transitivo |
Where the eye mixes cagar and calçar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cagar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against calçar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cagar vs calçar
A purely visual mix-up. cagar (/kɐ'ɣaɾ/) and calçar (/kaɫ.ˈsaɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagar is recorded at frequency rank #15,037, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ'ɣaɾ/. calçar is at rank #37,677, tagged as averb, pronounced /kaɫ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 52714, this pair ranks #12,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs calçar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cagar": g. Private to "calçar": lç.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "calçar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cagar ← acgar · caagr · cagarr · caggar · ccagar · cgaar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cagar" and "calçar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cagar" or "calçar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cagar" and "calçar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calçar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "calçar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calçar vs caução". 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 #12,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.