Which to use
“casino” and “castigo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,598
- “casino” frequency rank
- #6,743
- “castigo” frequency rank
- 18341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casino | castigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que cassino ("casa", "jogo") | pena imposta a quem cometeu delito ou falta |
Where the eye mixes casino and castigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. casino runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against castigo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between casino and castigo
A purely visual mix-up. casino (/kɐ.ˈzi.nu/) and castigo (/kɐʃ.ˈti.ɡu/) 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 18341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casino is recorded at frequency rank #11,598, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈzi.nu/. castigo is at rank #6,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐʃ.ˈti.ɡu/.
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 18341, this pair ranks #52,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casino vs castigo
Shared letters: acios. Private to "casino": n. Private to "castigo": gt.
"casino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "castigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casino" and "castigo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "casino" or "castigo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "casino" and "castigo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "castigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casino" and "castigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabina vs casino". 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 #52,665 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.