Which to use
“campos” and “capo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,414
- “campos” frequency rank
- #38,689
- “capo” frequency rank
- 74103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campos | capo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Congé accordé autrefois aux écoliers. | Chef mafieux. |
Where the eye mixes campos and capo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. campos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against capo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: campos vs capo
A purely visual mix-up. campos (\kɑ̃.po\) and capo (\ka.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74103, 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\. capo is at rank #38,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.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 74103, this pair ranks #38,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of campos vs capo
Shared letters: acop. Private to "campos": ms. Private to "capo": -.
"campos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "capo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campos" for "capo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "campos" or "capo"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "campos" and "capo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "campos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campos" and "capo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capo vs ciro". 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 #38,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.