Which to use
“cabeça” and “cabra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #361
- “cabeça” frequency rank
- #11,222
- “cabra” frequency rank
- 11583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabeça | cabra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte do corpo humano, onde se localizam o cérebro, protegido pelo crânio, e a face, ligada ao tronco pelo pescoço | quadrúpede mamífero e ruminante com numerosas raças selvagens |
Where the eye mixes cabeça and cabra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cabeça with cabra
A purely visual mix-up. cabeça (/kɐ.ˈbe.sɐ/) and cabra (/ˈka.bɾɐ/) 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 11583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabeça is recorded at frequency rank #361, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈbe.sɐ/. cabra is at rank #11,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.bɾɐ/.
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 11583, this pair ranks #61,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabeça vs cabra
Shared letters: abc. Private to "cabeça": eç. Private to "cabra": r.
"cabeça" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cabra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabra ← acbra · cabar · cabbra · cabrra · carba · cbara · ccabra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabeça" and "cabra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cabeça" vs "cabra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabeça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabeça" and "cabra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabina vs cabra". 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 #61,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.