Which to use
“calçado” and “cansado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,233
- “calçado” frequency rank
- #2,709
- “cansado” frequency rank
- 25942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calçado | cansado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abrigado com calçado | fatigado |
Where the eye mixes calçado and cansado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. calçado and cansado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between calçado and cansado
A purely visual mix-up. calçado (/kɐw.ˈsa.du/) and cansado (/kɐ̃.ˈsa.du/) 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 25942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calçado is recorded at frequency rank #23,233, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɐw.ˈsa.du/. cansado is at rank #2,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ̃.ˈsa.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 25942, this pair ranks #43,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calçado vs cansado
Shared letters: acdo. Private to "calçado": lç. Private to "cansado": ns.
"calçado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cansado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cansado ← acnsado · canasdo · cannsado · cansaddo · cansaod · cansdao · canssado · casnado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calçado" and "cansado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "calçado" vs "cansado" - 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 "calçado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cansado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calçado" and "cansado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calçado vs califado". 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 #43,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.