Which to use
“cais” is a noun and “caro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,845
- “cais” frequency rank
- #2,178
- “caro” frequency rank
- 13023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cais | caro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar à beira-mar, na margem do rio, nas estações de caminho-de-ferro ou do metropolitano apropriado para o embarque e desembarque de pessoas ou mercadorias | cujo preço é elevado |
Letter map: cais vs caro
Shared letters muted; letters that set cais and caro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cais vs caro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cais is anoun and caroanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cais is recorded at frequency rank #10,845, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkajʃ/. caro is at rank #2,178, tagged as anadj.
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 13023, this pair ranks #59,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cais vs caro
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cais": is. Private to "caro": or.
"cais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "caro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cais" for "caro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cais" vs "caro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "cais" vs "caro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cais" and "caro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cais vs coin". 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 #59,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.