Which to use
“cabeçalho” and “cabeção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,882
- “cabeçalho” frequency rank
- #34,173
- “cabeção” frequency rank
- 59055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabeçalho | cabeção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco de informações na parte superior de um documento | testarudo, teimoso |
Where the eye mixes cabeçalho and cabeção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cabeçalho runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against cabeção's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cabeçalho and cabeção
A purely visual mix-up. cabeçalho (/kɐ.bɨ.ˈsa.ʎu/) and cabeção (/ka.be.'saŋ/, /ka.be.'θaŋ/) 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 59055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabeçalho is recorded at frequency rank #24,882, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.bɨ.ˈsa.ʎu/. cabeção is at rank #34,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ka.be.'saŋ/, /ka.be.'θaŋ/.
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 59055, this pair ranks #8,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabeçalho vs cabeção
Shared letters: abceoç. Private to "cabeçalho": hl. Private to "cabeção": ã.
"cabeçalho" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "cabeção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabeçalho" and "cabeção" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cabeçalho" or "cabeção"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabeçalho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabeção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabeçalho" and "cabeção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabeção vs caução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.