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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cedo" and "cujo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cedo" or "cujo"?
What to do next
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- 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.