Which to use
“calção” and “calo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,621
- “calção” frequency rank
- #29,256
- “calo” frequency rank
- 58877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calção | calo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | calça curta | porção dura da pele que se tornou grossa e rígida por atrito repetido |
Where the eye mixes calção and calo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. calção runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against calo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between calção and calo
A purely visual mix-up. calção (/kaɫ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and calo (/ˈka.lu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calção is recorded at frequency rank #29,621, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaɫ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. calo is at rank #29,256, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.lu/.
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 58877, this pair ranks #8,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calção vs calo
Shared letters: aclo. Private to "calção": ãç. Private to "calo": -.
"calção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "calo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calo ← aclo · callo · caol · ccalo · clao
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calção" for "calo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "calção" or "calo"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "calção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calção" and "calo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calo 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 #8,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.