Which to use
“caldo” and “calor” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,677
- “caldo” frequency rank
- #1,839
- “calor” frequency rank
- 15516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caldo | calor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alimento líquido que se prepara cozendo em água substâncias alimentícias | sensação experimentada em um ambiente aquecido ou ao tocar um objeto quente |
Where the eye mixes caldo and calor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caldo and calor
A purely visual mix-up. caldo (/ˈkaɫ.du/) and calor (/kɐ.ˈloɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caldo is recorded at frequency rank #13,677, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɫ.du/. calor is at rank #1,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈloɾ/.
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 15516, this pair ranks #56,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caldo vs calor
Shared letters: aclo. Private to "caldo": d. Private to "calor": r.
"caldo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "calor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caldo" for "calor" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caldo" or "calor"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caldo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caldo" and "calor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagão vs caldo". 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 #56,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.