Which to use
“calão” and “claro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,032
- “calão” frequency rank
- #385
- “claro” frequency rank
- 39417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calão | claro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não trabalha tanto quanto deveria | que clareia, ilumina |
Where the eye mixes calão and claro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. calão (CVCVV) and claro (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: calão vs claro
A purely visual mix-up. calão (/kɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) and claro (/ˈkla.ɾu/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calão is recorded at frequency rank #39,032, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/. claro is at rank #385, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkla.ɾu/.
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 39417, this pair ranks #26,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calão vs claro
Shared letters: aclo. Private to "calão": ã. Private to "claro": r.
"calão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "claro" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- claro ← calro · cclaro · claor · clarro · cllaro · clrao · lcaro
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calão" and "claro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "calão" vs "claro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "calão" and "claro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "claro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calão" and "claro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calão 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 #26,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.