Which to use
“cabal” and “capaz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,355
- “cabal” frequency rank
- #1,041
- “capaz” frequency rank
- 37396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabal | capaz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | satisfatório; completo; rigoroso; pleno | que tem o conhecimento ou habilidade para fazer algo |
Letter map: cabal vs capaz
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabal and capaz apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cabal vs capaz
cabal and capaz are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabal is recorded at frequency rank #36,355, classified as anadj. capaz is at rank #1,041, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈpaʃ/.
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 37396, this pair ranks #29,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabal vs capaz
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cabal": bl. Private to "capaz": pz.
"cabal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "capaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabal" for "capaz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabal" vs "capaz" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "cabal" vs "capaz" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capaz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabal" and "capaz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabal vs caudal". 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 #29,217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.