Which to use
“cassada” and “cassado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,324
- “cassada” frequency rank
- #27,391
- “cassado” frequency rank
- 70715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassada | cassado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina de cassado. | cancelado, anulado, revogado |
Where the eye mixes cassada and cassado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cassada with cassado
A purely visual mix-up. cassada (/ka.ˈsa.də/) and cassado (/ka.ˈsa.du/) 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 a single letter - a in “cassada” becomes o in “cassado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassada is recorded at frequency rank #43,324, classified as anadj, pronounced /ka.ˈsa.də/. cassado is at rank #27,391, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ka.ˈsa.du/.
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 70715, this pair ranks #3,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cassada vs cassado
Shared letters: acds. Private to "cassada": -. Private to "cassado": o.
"cassada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cassado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassada" and "cassado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cassada" vs "cassado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cassada" and "cassado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cassado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassada" and "cassado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casaca vs cassada". 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 #3,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.