caído vs campo, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“caído” is an adjective and “campo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,017
“caído” frequency rank: #488
“campo” frequency rank: 8505
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	caído	campo
Definition	que caiu	região fora da cidade

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set caído and campo apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

caído

5 ch

campo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caído is anadjective and campoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caído is recorded at frequency rank #8,017, classified as anadj. campo is at rank #488, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃.pu/.

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 8505, this pair ranks #65,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of caído vs campo

Shared letters: aco. Private to "caído": dí. Private to "campo": mp.

"caído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

campo ← acmpo · cammpo · camop · camppo · capmo · ccampo · cmapo

Frequency comparison

caído#8,017

campo#488

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caído" and "campo" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "caído" is an adjective and "campo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "caído" or "campo"?

"campo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #488 in our Portuguese list, against #8,017 for "caído". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering caído vs campo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “caído”; for a noun, it's “campo”.
See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “caído” entry
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