Which to use
“cálcio” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,642
- “cálcio” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 55967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cálcio | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elemento químico de símbolo Ca, número atômico 20 e massa atômica relativa 40,078; não é encontrado livre na natureza, apesar de ser o quinto elemento mais abundante do planeta; é encontrado na forma de carbonatos, sulfatos, fluoretos, fosfatos, silicatos e boratos, como mármore, giz, pedra e cal; tem importantes aplicações nas ligas de chumbo e alumínio e como desoxidante de ferro, aço e cobre | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: cálcio vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set cálcio and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cálcio (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 cálcio vs caução
cálcio 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cálcio is recorded at frequency rank #12,642, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkałsju/. 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 55967, this pair ranks #10,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cálcio vs caução
Shared letters: co. Private to "cálcio": ilá. Private to "caução": auãç.
"cálcio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cálcio" and "caução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cálcio" vs "caução" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "cálcio" vs "caução" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cálcio" 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 #10,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cálcio" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.