Which to use
“calçado” is an adjective and “caução” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,233
- “calçado” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 66558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calçado | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abrigado com calçado | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: calçado vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set calçado and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. calçado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against caução's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - calçado and caução
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: calçado is anadjective and cauçãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66558, 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/. caução is at rank #43,325, tagged as anoun.
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 66558, this pair ranks #4,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calçado vs caução
Shared letters: acoç. Private to "calçado": dl. Private to "caução": uã.
"calçado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calçado" and "caução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "calçado" or "caução" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "calçado" and "caução".
- Full dictionary entry for "calçado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calçado" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.