# calmo vs cão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### calmo
*adjective · IPA /ˈkaɫ.mu/ · frequency rank #7,257*
quente

### cão
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɐ̃ũ̯/ · frequency rank #3,065*
cruel, brutal, dominador

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/calmo-vs-cao