Which to use
“cancro” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,147
- “cancro” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 52472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cancro | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tumor maligno | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: cancro vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set cancro and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cancro (CVCCCV) and caução (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - cancro / caução
cancro and caução are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cancro is recorded at frequency rank #9,147, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɜ̃kru/. caução is at rank #43,325, tagged as anoun.
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 52472, this pair ranks #12,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cancro vs caução
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cancro": nr. Private to "caução": uãç.
"cancro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cancro ← acncro · cacnro · canccro · cancor · cancrro · canncro · canrco · ccancro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cancro" for "caução" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cancro" or "caução"?
Useful next steps
Pair "cancro" vs "caução" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cancro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cancro" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". 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 #12,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.