Which to use
“campos” and “capes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,414
- “campos” frequency rank
- #26,287
- “capes” frequency rank
- 61701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campos | capes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Congé accordé autrefois aux écoliers. | Pluriel de cape. |
Where the eye mixes campos and capes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. campos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against capes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses campos with capes
A purely visual mix-up. campos (\kɑ̃.po\) and capes (\kap\) 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 61701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campos is recorded at frequency rank #35,414, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.po\. capes is at rank #26,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kap\.
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 61701, this pair ranks #90,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of campos vs capes
Shared letters: acps. Private to "campos": mo. Private to "capes": e.
"campos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "capes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campos" and "capes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "campos" vs "capes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "campos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campos" and "capes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campos vs compos". 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 #90,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.