Which to use
“cabeçalho” and “cascalho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,882
- “cabeçalho” frequency rank
- #25,586
- “cascalho” frequency rank
- 50468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabeçalho | cascalho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bloco de informações na parte superior de um documento | pequenas lascas de pedra |
Where the eye mixes cabeçalho and cascalho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cabeçalho with cascalho
A purely visual mix-up. cabeçalho (/kɐ.bɨ.ˈsa.ʎu/) and cascalho (/kɐʃ.ˈka.ʎu/) 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 50468, 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/. cascalho is at rank #25,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐʃ.ˈka.ʎu/.
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 50468, this pair ranks #14,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabeçalho vs cascalho
Shared letters: achlo. Private to "cabeçalho": beç. Private to "cascalho": s.
"cabeçalho" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "cascalho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cascalho ← acscalho · cacsalho · casaclho · cascahlo · cascalhho · cascallho · cascaloh · casccalho
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabeçalho" for "cascalho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabeçalho" vs "cascalho" - which ranks higher?
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 "cascalho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabeçalho" and "cascalho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabeçalho vs cabeção". 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 #14,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.