Which to use
“caução” and “causa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,325
- “caução” frequency rank
- #340
- “causa” frequency rank
- 43665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caução | causa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso | aquilo ou aquele que ocasiona um acontecimento ou faz que uma coisa exista |
Letter map: caução vs causa
Shared letters muted; letters that set caução and causa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. caução runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against causa's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: caução and causa
caução and causa are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caução is recorded at frequency rank #43,325, classified as anoun. causa is at rank #340, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaw.zɐ/.
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 43665, this pair ranks #21,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caução vs causa
Shared letters: acu. Private to "caução": oãç. Private to "causa": s.
"caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "causa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- causa ← acusa · casua · cauas · caussa · ccausa · cuasa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caução" for "causa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caução" vs "causa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "caução" vs "causa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caução" and "causa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs caudal". 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 #21,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.