Which to use
“caos” and “cata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,128
- “caos” frequency rank
- #31,681
- “cata” frequency rank
- 35809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caos | cata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espaço limitado e amorfo que precedeu à criação do cosmo | busca |
Where the eye mixes caos and cata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. caos (CVVC) and cata (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: caos vs cata
A purely visual mix-up. caos (/ˈkaws/) and cata (/ˈka.tɐ/) 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 35809, 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/. cata is at rank #31,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.tɐ/.
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 35809, this pair ranks #31,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caos vs cata
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caos": os. Private to "cata": t.
"caos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caos" for "cata" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caos" or "cata"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caos" and "cata" 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 "cata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caos" and "cata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cata vs copta". 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 #31,157 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.