Which to use
“casco” and “cisto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,093
- “casco” frequency rank
- #39,054
- “cisto” frequency rank
- 53147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casco | cisto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | invólucro do crânio | saco fechado que tem uma membrana e divisão distintas do tecido circundante |
Letter map: casco vs cisto
Shared letters muted; letters that set casco and cisto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. casco and cisto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - casco / cisto
casco and cisto 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 53147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casco is recorded at frequency rank #14,093, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaʃ.ku/. cisto is at rank #39,054, 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 53147, this pair ranks #12,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casco vs cisto
Shared letters: cos. Private to "casco": a. Private to "cisto": it.
"casco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cisto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casco" and "cisto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "casco" vs "cisto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "casco" vs "cisto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "casco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cisto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casco" and "cisto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisto". 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 #12,245 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.