Which to use
“cagar” is a verb and “caviar” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,037
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #26,299
- “caviar” frequency rank
- 41336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | caviar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expelir pelo ânus; defecar | iguaria feita de ovas salgadas de peixe, normalmente o esturjão |
Where the eye mixes cagar and caviar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cagar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against caviar's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cagar with caviar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagar is /kɐ'ɣaɾ/ while caviar is /kɐ.ˈvjaɾ/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41336, 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/. caviar is at rank #26,299, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈvjaɾ/.
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 41336, this pair ranks #24,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs caviar
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cagar": g. Private to "caviar": iv.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "caviar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagar" and "caviar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cagar" or "caviar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caviar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "caviar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caviar vs cravar". 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 #24,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.