Which to use
“cansar” is a verb and “cantão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,270
- “cansar” frequency rank
- #29,259
- “cantão” frequency rank
- 47529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansar | cantão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | causar cansaço; fatigar | região administrativa |
Letter map: cansar vs cantão
Shared letters muted; letters that set cansar and cantão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cansar (CVCCVC) and cantão (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for cansar / cantão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cansar is averb and cantãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansar is recorded at frequency rank #18,270, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ̃.ˈsaɾ. cantão is at rank #29,259, 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 47529, this pair ranks #17,707 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cansar vs cantão
Shared letters: acn. Private to "cansar": rs. Private to "cantão": otã.
"cansar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cantão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cansar ← acnsar · canasr · cannsar · cansarr · cansra · canssar · casnar · ccansar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cansar" and "cantão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cansar" or "cantão"?
What to do next
Pair "cansar" vs "cantão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cansar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cantão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,707 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansar" and "cantão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cânhamo vs cantão". 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 #17,707 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.