campovscapWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“campo” and “cap” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,981
“campo” frequency rank
#10,059
“cap” frequency rank
41040
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature campo cap
Definition Acker, Feld Deckel, Haube

Where the eye mixes campo and cap

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
campo
3 ch
cap

Why the eye confuses campo with cap

A purely visual mix-up. campo ([ˈkampɔ]) and cap ([kæp]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

campo is recorded at frequency rank #30,981, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkampɔ]. cap is at rank #10,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kæp].

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 41040, this pair ranks #1,491,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of campo vs cap

Shared letters: acp. Private to "campo": mo. Private to "cap": -.

"campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "cap" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • campoacmpo · cammpo · camop · camppo · capmo · ccampo · cmapo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "campo" and "cap" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkampɔ] versus [kæp]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "campo" or "cap" show up more?
"cap" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,059 in our German list, against #30,981 for "campo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "campo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cap" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,491,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "campo" and "cap" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campo vs capo". 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 #1,491,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list