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 |
Letter map: caído vs campo
Shared letters muted; letters that set caído and campo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caído (CVVCV) and campo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: caído vs campo
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caído" for "campo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caído" or "campo"?
After this comparison
Pair "caído" vs "campo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caído" and "campo" 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 #65,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.