Which to use
“canhão” and “cansado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,596
- “canhão” frequency rank
- #2,709
- “cansado” frequency rank
- 14305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | canhão | cansado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mulher muito feia | fatigado |
Where the eye mixes canhão and cansado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. canhão runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against cansado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between canhão and cansado
A purely visual mix-up. canhão (/kɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/) and cansado (/kɐ̃.ˈsa.du/) 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 14305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
canhão is recorded at frequency rank #11,596, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/. cansado is at rank #2,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ̃.ˈsa.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 14305, this pair ranks #57,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of canhão vs cansado
Shared letters: acno. Private to "canhão": hã. Private to "cansado": ds.
"canhão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cansado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cansado ← acnsado · canasdo · cannsado · cansaddo · cansaod · cansdao · canssado · casnado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "canhão" and "cansado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "canhão" or "cansado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "canhão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cansado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "canhão" and "cansado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cânhamo vs canhão". 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 #57,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.