capovschoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#44,507
“capo” frequency rank
#30,984
“cho” frequency rank
75491
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature capo cho
Definition leitend, Chef-, Haupt- von sehr hoher Temperatur; heiß

Where the eye mixes capo and cho

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
capo
3 ch
cho

Visual trap between capo and cho

A purely visual mix-up. capo ([ˈkaːpo]) and cho ([ʃo]) 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 75491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

capo is recorded at frequency rank #44,507, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkaːpo]. cho is at rank #30,984, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃo].

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 75491, this pair ranks #306,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of capo vs cho

Shared letters: co. Private to "capo": ap. Private to "cho": h.

"capo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cho" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • capoacpo · caop · cappo · ccapo · cpao

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "capo" and "cho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkaːpo] versus [ʃo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "capo" or "cho" show up more?
"cho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,984 in our German list, against #44,507 for "capo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "capo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #306,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "capo" and "cho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capo vs carr". 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 #306,652 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