Which to use
“caldo” and “campo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,677
- “caldo” frequency rank
- #488
- “campo” frequency rank
- 14165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caldo | campo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alimento líquido que se prepara cozendo em água substâncias alimentícias | região fora da cidade |
Where the eye mixes caldo and campo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between caldo and campo
A purely visual mix-up. caldo (/ˈkaɫ.du/) and campo (/ˈkɐ̃.pu/) 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 14165, 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/. campo is at rank #488, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃.pu/.
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 14165, this pair ranks #58,006 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caldo vs campo
Shared letters: aco. Private to "caldo": dl. Private to "campo": mp.
"caldo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caldo" and "campo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "caldo" or "campo"?
After this comparison
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 "campo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,006 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caldo" and "campo" 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 #58,006 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.