Which to use
“canhão” is an adjective and “caução” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,596
- “canhão” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 54921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | canhão | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mulher muito feia | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: canhão vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set canhão and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. canhão (CVCCVV) and caução (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for canhão / caução
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: canhão is anadjective and cauçãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54921, 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/. 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 54921, this pair ranks #10,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of canhão vs caução
Shared letters: acoã. Private to "canhão": hn. Private to "caução": uç.
"canhão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "canhão" and "caução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "canhão" or "caução"?
What to do next
You've compared "canhão" and "caução". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "canhão" 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 #10,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "canhão" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.