Which to use
“cansado” and “cassada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,709
- “cansado” frequency rank
- #43,324
- “cassada” frequency rank
- 46033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansado | cassada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fatigado | forma feminina de cassado. |
Where the eye mixes cansado and cassada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cansado and cassada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cansado with cassada
A purely visual mix-up. cansado (/kɐ̃.ˈsa.du/) and cassada (/ka.ˈsa.də/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansado is recorded at frequency rank #2,709, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɐ̃.ˈsa.du/. cassada is at rank #43,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ka.ˈsa.də/.
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 46033, this pair ranks #19,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cansado vs cassada
Shared letters: acds. Private to "cansado": no. Private to "cassada": -.
"cansado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cassada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cansado" for "cassada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cansado" vs "cassada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cansado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansado" and "cassada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casaca vs cassada". 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 #19,335 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.