Which to use
“campo” and “Cape” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,981
- “campo” frequency rank
- #16,663
- “Cape” frequency rank
- 47644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campo | Cape |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acker, Feld | leichter Umhang ohne Ärmel, oftmals nicht länger als bis zur Taille |
Where the eye mixes campo and Cape
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses campo with Cape
A purely visual mix-up. campo ([ˈkampɔ]) and Cape ([kɛɪ̯p]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47644, 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]. Cape is at rank #16,663, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɛɪ̯p].
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 47644, this pair ranks #1,277,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of campo vs Cape
Shared letters: acp. Private to "campo": mo. Private to "Cape": e.
"campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campo" and "Cape" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "campo" or "Cape" show up more?
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 "Cape" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,277,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campo" and "Cape" 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 #1,277,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.