cabovscampoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,649
“cabo” frequency rank
#29,683
“campo” frequency rank
70332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cabo campo
Definition Cap. Place de Venise.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cabo and campo apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
cabo
5 ch
campo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. cabo (\ˈka.βo\) and campo (\kɑ̃.po\) 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 70332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cabo is recorded at frequency rank #40,649, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈka.βo\. campo is at rank #29,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.po\.

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 70332, this pair ranks #51,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cabo vs campo

Shared letters: aco. Private to "cabo": b. Private to "campo": mp.

"cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caboacbo · cabbo · caob · cbao · ccabo
  • campoacmpo · cammpo · camop · camppo · capmo · ccampo · cmapo

Frequency comparison

cabo#40,649
campo#29,683

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cabo" and "campo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ˈka.βo\ versus \kɑ̃.po\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cabo" or "campo"?
"campo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,683 in our French list, against #40,649 for "cabo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cabo vs campo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cabo” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list