Which to use
“cassado” is an adjective and “castrado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,391
- “cassado” frequency rank
- #46,729
- “castrado” frequency rank
- 74120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassado | castrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cancelado, anulado, revogado | particípio passado de castrar |
Where the eye mixes cassado and castrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cassado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against castrado's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cassado with castrado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cassado is /ka.ˈsa.du/ while castrado is /kɐʃ.ˈtɾa.du/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassado is recorded at frequency rank #27,391, classified as anadj, pronounced /ka.ˈsa.du/. castrado is at rank #46,729, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɐʃ.ˈtɾa.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 74120, this pair ranks #2,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cassado vs castrado
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "cassado": -. Private to "castrado": rt.
"cassado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "castrado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cassado" and "castrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cassado" or "castrado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "castrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassado" and "castrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassada vs cassado". 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 #2,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.