caução vs coação, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“caução” and “coação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,325
“caução” frequency rank: #27,403
“coação” frequency rank: 70728
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	caução	coação
Definition	valor depositado como garantia de realização de um compromisso	ação de coar; coa:

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set caução and coação apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

caução

6 ch

coação

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

caução and coação 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caução is recorded at frequency rank #43,325, classified as anoun. coação is at rank #27,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.

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 70728, this pair ranks #3,540 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of caução vs coação

Shared letters: acoãç. Private to "caução": u. Private to "coação": -.

"caução" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "coação" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV

Frequency comparison

caução#43,325

coação#27,403

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "caução" and "coação" be used interchangeably?

No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "caução" or "coação"?

"coação" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,403 in our Portuguese list, against #43,325 for "caução". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering caução vs coação

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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