Which to use
“cabeção” and “caneco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,173
- “cabeção” frequency rank
- #37,218
- “caneco” frequency rank
- 71391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabeção | caneco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | testarudo, teimoso | caneca alta e estreita |
Where the eye mixes cabeção and caneco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cabeção runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against caneco's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cabeção and caneco
A purely visual mix-up. cabeção (/ka.be.'saŋ/, /ka.be.'θaŋ/) and caneco (/kɐ.ˈnɛ.ku/) 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 71391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabeção is recorded at frequency rank #34,173, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.be.'saŋ/, /ka.be.'θaŋ/. caneco is at rank #37,218, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈnɛ.ku/.
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 71391, this pair ranks #3,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabeção vs caneco
Shared letters: aceo. Private to "cabeção": bãç. Private to "caneco": n.
"cabeção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "caneco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caneco ← acneco · caenco · canceo · canecco · caneoc · canneco · ccaneco · cnaeco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabeção" and "caneco" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cabeção" or "caneco"?
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 "cabeção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caneco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabeção" and "caneco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabeção vs caução". 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 #3,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.