Which to use
“caído” is an adjective and “cedo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,017
- “caído” frequency rank
- #1,043
- “cedo” frequency rank
- 9060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caído | cedo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que caiu | Antes da hora desejada ou costumeira, prematuramente; |
Letter map: caído vs cedo
Shared letters muted; letters that set caído and cedo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against cedo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - caído and cedo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caído is anadjective and cedoanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caído is recorded at frequency rank #8,017, classified as anadj. cedo is at rank #1,043, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈse.du/.
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 9060, this pair ranks #64,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caído vs cedo
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "caído": aí. Private to "cedo": e.
"caído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cedo ← ccedo · cdeo · ceddo · ceod · ecdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caído" and "cedo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caído" or "cedo"?
After this comparison
You've compared "caído" and "cedo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "caído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caído" and "cedo" 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 #64,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.