# capo vs captor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### capo
*noun · IPA /ˈkæpəʊ/ · frequency rank #40,162*
A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.

### captor
*noun · IPA /ˈkæptɚ/ · frequency rank #48,648*
One who is holding a captive or captives.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capo-vs-captor