Which to use
“calçada” is a noun and “cassada” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,160
- “calçada” frequency rank
- #43,324
- “cassada” frequency rank
- 51484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calçada | cassada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte da rua destinada aos pedestres | forma feminina de cassado. |
Where the eye mixes calçada and cassada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. calçada and cassada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: calçada vs cassada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: calçada is /kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/ while cassada is /ka.ˈsa.də/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calçada is recorded at frequency rank #8,160, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaɫ.ˈsa.dɐ/. cassada is at rank #43,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ka.ˈsa.də/.
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 51484, this pair ranks #13,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calçada vs cassada
Shared letters: acd. Private to "calçada": lç. Private to "cassada": s.
"calçada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cassada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cassada ← acssada · casada · casasda · cassaad · cassadda · cassdaa · ccassada · csasada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calçada" and "cassada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "calçada" vs "cassada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "calçada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calçada" and "cassada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casaca vs cassada". 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 #13,562 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.