Which to use
“casaco” and “casco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,510
- “casaco” frequency rank
- #14,093
- “casco” frequency rank
- 20603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casaco | casco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de vestuário que os homens usam sobre a camisa ou o colete e as mulheres por cima do vestido | invólucro do crânio |
Where the eye mixes casaco and casco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between casaco and casco
A purely visual mix-up. casaco (/kɐ.ˈza.ku/) and casco (/ˈkaʃ.ku/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casaco is recorded at frequency rank #6,510, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈza.ku/. casco is at rank #14,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaʃ.ku/.
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 20603, this pair ranks #49,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casaco vs casco
Shared letters: acos. Private to "casaco": -. Private to "casco": -.
"casaco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "casco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casaco" and "casco" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "casaco" or "casco"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casaco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casaco" and "casco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casco vs caução". 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 #49,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.