Which to use
“caro” is an adjective and “chão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,178
- “caro” frequency rank
- #1,140
- “chão” frequency rank
- 3318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caro | chão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cujo preço é elevado | corda |
Letter map: caro vs chão
Shared letters muted; letters that set caro and chão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for caro / chão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caro is anadjective and chãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caro is recorded at frequency rank #2,178, classified as anadj. chão is at rank #1,140, 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 3318, this pair ranks #71,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of caro vs chão
Shared letters: co. Private to "caro": ar. Private to "chão": hã.
"caro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "chão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caro ← acro · caor · ccaro · crao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caro" and "chão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caro" or "chão"?
After this comparison
Pair "caro" vs "chão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caro" and "chão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chão vs chau". 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 #71,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.