Which to use
“caído” is an adjective and “cair” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,017
- “caído” frequency rank
- #1,522
- “cair” frequency rank
- 9539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caído | cair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que caiu | dar queda |
Letter map: caído vs cair
Shared letters muted; letters that set caído and cair apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. caído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against cair's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for caído / cair
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caído is anadjective and cairaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caído is recorded at frequency rank #8,017, classified as anadj. cair is at rank #1,522, 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 9539, this pair ranks #63,847 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caído vs cair
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caído": doí. Private to "cair": ir.
"caído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cair ← acir · cairr · cari · ccair · ciar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caído" and "cair" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caído" vs "cair" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "caído" and "cair".
- Full dictionary entry for "caído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cair" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,847 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caído" and "cair" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caído 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 #63,847 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.