Which to use
“causado” and “causar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,285
- “causado” frequency rank
- #2,619
- “causar” frequency rank
- 7904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causado | causar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | particípio do verbo causar | fazer acontecer, ser causa de |
Letter map: causado vs causar
Shared letters muted; letters that set causado and causar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: causado and causar
causado and causar 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 7904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causado is recorded at frequency rank #5,285, classified as averb. causar is at rank #2,619, tagged as averb, pronounced /kaw.ˈzaɾ/.
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 7904, this pair ranks #66,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causado vs causar
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causado": do. Private to "causar": r.
"causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "causar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causado" for "causar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "causado" or "causar"?
Useful next steps
Pair "causado" vs "causar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "causado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "causar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causado" and "causar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caução vs causado". 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 #66,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.