Which to use
“cassar” and “cursar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,183
- “cassar” frequency rank
- #19,107
- “cursar” frequency rank
- 53290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cassar | cursar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | impedir que produza efeitos, anular, revogar (direitos políticos, mandatos, licenças, etc.): | seguir o curso de |
Where the eye mixes cassar and cursar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cassar and cursar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cassar and cursar
A purely visual mix-up. cassar (/ka.ˈsaɾ/) and cursar (/kuɾ.ˈsaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cassar is recorded at frequency rank #34,183, classified as averb, pronounced /ka.ˈsaɾ/. cursar is at rank #19,107, tagged as averb, pronounced /kuɾ.ˈsaɾ/.
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 53290, this pair ranks #12,145 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cassar vs cursar
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "cassar": -. Private to "cursar": u.
"cassar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cursar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cassar" for "cursar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cassar" or "cursar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cassar" and "cursar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cassar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cursar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,145 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cassar" and "cursar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cassada vs cassar". 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 #12,145 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.