Which to use
“capes” and “craps” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,860
- “capes” frequency rank
- #36,939
- “craps” frequency rank
- 65799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capes | craps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of cape | A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap. |
Where the eye mixes capes and craps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: capes vs craps
A purely visual mix-up. capes (/keɪps/) and craps (/kɹæps/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capes is recorded at frequency rank #28,860, classified as anoun, pronounced /keɪps/. craps is at rank #36,939, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹæps/.
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 65799, this pair ranks #71,026 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capes vs craps
Shared letters: acps. Private to "capes": e. Private to "craps": r.
"capes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "craps" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capes" for "craps" ever safe?
Frequency check: "capes" vs "craps" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "capes" and "craps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,026 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capes" and "craps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Crabb vs craps". 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 #71,026 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.