# cão vs chau

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cão
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɐ̃ũ̯/ · frequency rank #3,065*
cruel, brutal, dominador

### chau
*intj · IPA /ʃaʊ/ · frequency rank #49,350*
até logo; adeus!

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cao-vs-chau