Which to use
“calo” and “cravo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,256
- “calo” frequency rank
- #18,554
- “cravo” frequency rank
- 47810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calo | cravo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção dura da pele que se tornou grossa e rígida por atrito repetido | a planta craveiro; a flor do craveiro |
Where the eye mixes calo and cravo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. calo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cravo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between calo and cravo
A purely visual mix-up. calo (/ˈka.lu/) and cravo (/ˈkɾa.vu/) 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 47810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calo is recorded at frequency rank #29,256, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.lu/. cravo is at rank #18,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾa.vu/.
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 47810, this pair ranks #17,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calo vs cravo
Shared letters: aco. Private to "calo": l. Private to "cravo": rv.
"calo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cravo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calo" for "cravo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "calo" or "cravo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "calo" and "cravo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cravo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calo" and "cravo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calo vs ciao". 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 #17,412 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.