Which to use
“cabelo” and “cabo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #930
- “cabelo” frequency rank
- #1,092
- “cabo” frequency rank
- 2022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabelo | cabo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pelos que crescem na cabeça do ser humano | patente militar abaixo do sargento e acima do soldado |
Letter map: cabelo vs cabo
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabelo and cabo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cabelo vs cabo
cabelo and cabo 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabelo is recorded at frequency rank #930, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈbe.lu/. cabo is at rank #1,092, tagged as anoun.
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 2022, this pair ranks #73,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabelo vs cabo
Shared letters: abco. Private to "cabelo": el. Private to "cabo": -.
"cabelo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabelo" and "cabo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cabelo" or "cabo"?
After this comparison
Pair "cabelo" vs "cabo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabelo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabelo" and "cabo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabelo vs Cibele". 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 #73,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.