Which to use
“cabo” and “cabrão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,092
- “cabo” frequency rank
- #38,163
- “cabrão” frequency rank
- 39255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabo | cabrão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | patente militar abaixo do sargento e acima do soldado | o macho da cabra; bode |
Letter map: cabo vs cabrão
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabo and cabrão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: cabo and cabrão
cabo and cabrão 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 39255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabo is recorded at frequency rank #1,092, classified as anoun. cabrão is at rank #38,163, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈbɾɐ̃w̃/.
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 39255, this pair ranks #27,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabo vs cabrão
Shared letters: abco. Private to "cabo": -. Private to "cabrão": rã.
"cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cabrão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabo ← acbo · cabbo · caob · cbao · ccabo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabo" for "cabrão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabo" vs "cabrão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cabo" and "cabrão".
- Full dictionary entry for "cabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cabrão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabo" and "cabrão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabrão 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 #27,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.