Which to use
“causado” is a verb and “cruzado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,285
- “causado” frequency rank
- #11,843
- “cruzado” frequency rank
- 17128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causado | cruzado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | particípio do verbo causar | disposto em cruz |
Letter map: causado vs cruzado
Shared letters muted; letters that set causado and cruzado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. causado (CVVCVCV) and cruzado (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - causado and cruzado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: causado is averb and cruzadoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causado is recorded at frequency rank #5,285, classified as averb. cruzado is at rank #11,843, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɾu.ˈza.du/.
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 17128, this pair ranks #54,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of causado vs cruzado
Shared letters: acdou. Private to "causado": s. Private to "cruzado": rz.
"causado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "cruzado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causado" for "cruzado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "causado" or "cruzado"?
Useful next steps
Pair "causado" vs "cruzado" 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 "cruzado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causado" and "cruzado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cruzado vs cruzador". 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 #54,208 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.