Which to use
“caldo” is a noun and “cedo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,677
- “caldo” frequency rank
- #1,043
- “cedo” frequency rank
- 14720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caldo | cedo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alimento líquido que se prepara cozendo em água substâncias alimentícias | Antes da hora desejada ou costumeira, prematuramente; |
Where the eye mixes caldo and cedo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caldo vs cedo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caldo is /ˈkaɫ.du/ while cedo is /ˈse.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14720, 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/. cedo is at rank #1,043, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈse.du/.
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 14720, this pair ranks #57,280 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caldo vs cedo
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "caldo": al. Private to "cedo": e.
"caldo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caldo" for "cedo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caldo" or "cedo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caldo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,280 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caldo" and "cedo" 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 #57,280 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.