Which to use
“caixote” and “chicote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,164
- “caixote” frequency rank
- #21,394
- “chicote” frequency rank
- 59558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caixote | chicote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caixa para transporte de mercadorias; caixão | instrumento para bater, principalmente em animais de carga ou montaria, constituído de uma corda ligada a um cabo mais rígido |
Where the eye mixes caixote and chicote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. caixote (CVVCVCV) and chicote (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses caixote with chicote
A purely visual mix-up. caixote (/kaj.ˈʃɔ.tɨ/) and chicote (/ʃi.ˈkɔ.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caixote is recorded at frequency rank #38,164, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaj.ˈʃɔ.tɨ/. chicote is at rank #21,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃi.ˈkɔ.tɨ/.
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 59558, this pair ranks #8,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caixote vs chicote
Shared letters: ceiot. Private to "caixote": ax. Private to "chicote": h.
"caixote" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "chicote" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caixote" for "chicote" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caixote" or "chicote" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caixote" and "chicote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caixote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chicote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caixote" and "chicote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caixote vs capote". 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 #8,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.