Which to use
“cast” and “coat” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,723
- “cast” frequency rank
- #40,949
- “coat” frequency rank
- 58672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cast | coat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arremesso | casaco |
Where the eye mixes cast and coat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cast and coat
A purely visual mix-up. cast (/kæst/) and coat (/koʊt/) 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 58672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cast is recorded at frequency rank #17,723, classified as anoun, pronounced /kæst/. coat is at rank #40,949, tagged as anoun, pronounced /koʊt/.
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 58672, this pair ranks #8,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cast vs coat
Shared letters: act. Private to "cast": s. Private to "coat": o.
"cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "coat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cast" for "coat" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cast" or "coat"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cast" and "coat" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cast" and "coat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs coat". 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 #8,609 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.