Which to use
“cassado” is an adjective and “causado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,391
- “cassado” frequency rank
- #5,285
- “causado” frequency rank
- 32676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassado | causado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cancelado, anulado, revogado | particípio do verbo causar |
Letter map: cassado vs causado
Shared letters muted; letters that set cassado and causado apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: cassado vs causado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cassado is anadjective and causadoaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “cassado” becomes u in “causado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32676, 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/. causado is at rank #5,285, tagged as averb.
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 32676, this pair ranks #35,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cassado vs causado
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "cassado": -. Private to "causado": u.
"cassado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cassado" and "causado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cassado" or "causado"?
Useful next steps
Pair "cassado" vs "causado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassado" and "causado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassado vs castrado". 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 #35,058 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.