Which to use
“capo” and “cargo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,689
- “capo” frequency rank
- #13,532
- “cargo” frequency rank
- 52221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capo | cargo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chef mafieux. | Navire destiné à transporter des marchandises. |
Where the eye mixes capo and cargo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capo and cargo
A purely visual mix-up. capo (\ka.po\) and cargo (\kaʁ.ɡo\) 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 52221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capo is recorded at frequency rank #38,689, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.po\. cargo is at rank #13,532, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.ɡo\.
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 52221, this pair ranks #149,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capo vs cargo
Shared letters: aco. Private to "capo": p. Private to "cargo": gr.
"capo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cargo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capo" and "cargo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "capo" or "cargo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "capo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cargo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capo" and "cargo" 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 #149,238 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.