Which to use
“caldeira” and “caldeirão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,820
- “caldeira” frequency rank
- #15,038
- “caldeirão” frequency rank
- 26858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caldeira | caldeirão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem os cornos baixos | que faz, vende ou trata com caldeiros ou caldeiras |
Where the eye mixes caldeira and caldeirão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. caldeira runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against caldeirão's 9 (CVCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caldeira with caldeirão
A purely visual mix-up. caldeira (/kaɫ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/) and caldeirão (Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caldeira is recorded at frequency rank #11,820, classified as anadj, pronounced /kaɫ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/. caldeirão is at rank #15,038, tagged as anadj, pronounced Do masculino singular: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋ/; Do masculino plural: /kal.dej.'ɾaŋs/, /kal.dej.'ɾas/ ou /kal.dej.'ɾais/.
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 26858, this pair ranks #42,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caldeira vs caldeirão
Shared letters: acdeilr. Private to "caldeira": -. Private to "caldeirão": oã.
"caldeira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "caldeirão" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caldeira ← acldeira · cadleira · calddeira · caldeiar · caldeirra · calderia · caldiera · caledira
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caldeira" and "caldeirão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caldeira" or "caldeirão"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caldeira" and "caldeirão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caldeira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caldeirão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caldeira" and "caldeirão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caldeira vs chaleira". 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 #42,223 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.