Which to use
“cartão” and “caução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,769
- “cartão” frequency rank
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- 45094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cartão | caução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | papel forte | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso |
Letter map: cartão vs caução
Shared letters muted; letters that set cartão and caução apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cartão (CVCCVV) and caução (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cartão vs caução
cartão and caução are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cartão is recorded at frequency rank #1,769, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐɾ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. caução is at rank #43,325, 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 45094, this pair ranks #20,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cartão vs caução
Shared letters: acoã. Private to "cartão": rt. Private to "caução": uç.
"cartão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cartão" and "caução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cartão" or "caução" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cartão" and "caução".
- Full dictionary entry for "cartão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cartão" and "caução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,331 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.