Which to use
“caos” and “casa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,128
- “caos” frequency rank
- #91
- “casa” frequency rank
- 4219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caos | casa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espaço limitado e amorfo que precedeu à criação do cosmo | construção que serve de moradia |
Where the eye mixes caos and casa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caos with casa
A purely visual mix-up. caos (/ˈkaws/) and casa (/ˈka.zɐ/) 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 4219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caos is recorded at frequency rank #4,128, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaws/. casa is at rank #91, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.zɐ/.
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 4219, this pair ranks #70,768 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caos vs casa
Shared letters: acs. Private to "caos": o. Private to "casa": -.
"caos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "casa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caos" and "casa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caos" or "casa" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "caos" and "casa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,768 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caos" and "casa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caos vs ciao". 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 #70,768 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.