Which to use
“calção” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,621
- “calção” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 72946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calção | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | calça curta | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: calção vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set calção and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. calção (CVCCVV) and caução (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on calção vs caução
calção and caução are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - l in “calção” becomes u in “caução”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72946, 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/. 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 72946, this pair ranks #2,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calção vs caução
Shared letters: acoãç. Private to "calção": l. Private to "caução": u.
"calção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "calção" and "caução".
- Full dictionary entry for "calção" 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 #2,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calção" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,901 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.