cedovscujoConfusable pair

Quick tell: cedo is a adverb, cujo is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cedo” is an adverb and “cujo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,043
“cedo” frequency rank
#1,638
“cujo” frequency rank
2681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cedo cujo
Definition Antes da hora desejada ou costumeira, prematuramente; relaciona dois substantivos, um antecedente e outro consequente, sendo este último possuidor de algo (qualidade, condição, sentimento, ser etc.) designado pelo primeiro; equivale a de que, de quem, do/da qual, dos/das quais

Letter map: cedo vs cujo

Shared letters muted; letters that set cedo and cujo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
cedo
4 ch
cujo

Grammar separator: cedo vs cujo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cedo is anadverb and cujoapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cedo is recorded at frequency rank #1,043, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈse.du/. cujo is at rank #1,638, tagged as apron.

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 2681, this pair ranks #72,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cedo vs cujo

Shared letters: co. Private to "cedo": de. Private to "cujo": ju.

"cedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cedoccedo · cdeo · ceddo · ceod · ecdo
  • cujoccujo · cjuo · cujjo · cuoj · ucjo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cedo" and "cujo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cedo" is an adverb and "cujo" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cedo" or "cujo"?
"cedo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,043 in our Portuguese list, against #1,638 for "cujo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "cedo" and "cujo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cedo" and "cujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cujo". 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 #72,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list