Which to use
“caído” and “cão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,017
- “caído” frequency rank
- #3,065
- “cão” frequency rank
- 11082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caído | cão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que caiu | cruel, brutal, dominador |
Letter map: caído vs cão
Shared letters muted; letters that set caído and cão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. caído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against cão's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: caído and cão
caído and cão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caído is recorded at frequency rank #8,017, classified as anadj. cão is at rank #3,065, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃ũ̯/.
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 11082, this pair ranks #61,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caído vs cão
Shared letters: co. Private to "caído": adí. Private to "cão": ã.
"caído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cão" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caído" for "cão" ever safe?
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What to do next
You've compared "caído" and "cão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "caído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caído" and "cão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caído vs ciao". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,841 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.