casacovscasinoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“casaco” and “casino” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,510
“casaco” frequency rank
#11,598
“casino” frequency rank
18108
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casaco casino
Definition peça de vestuário que os homens usam sobre a camisa ou o colete e as mulheres por cima do vestido o mesmo que cassino ("casa", "jogo")

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set casaco and casino apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
casaco
6 ch
casino

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. casaco (/kɐ.ˈza.ku/) and casino (/kɐ.ˈzi.nu/) 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 18108, 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/. casino is at rank #11,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈzi.nu/.

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 18108, this pair ranks #52,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of casaco vs casino

Shared letters: acos. Private to "casaco": -. Private to "casino": in.

"casaco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "casino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casacoacsaco · caasco · casacco · casaoc · cascao · cassaco · ccasaco · csaaco
  • casinoacsino · caisno · casinno · casion · casnio · cassino · ccasino · csaino

Frequency comparison

casaco#6,510
casino#11,598

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casaco" and "casino" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/kɐ.ˈza.ku/ versus /kɐ.ˈzi.nu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "casaco" or "casino"?
"casaco" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,510 in our Portuguese list, against #11,598 for "casino". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casaco vs casino

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “casaco” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list