Which to use
“cabo” and “cama” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,092
- “cabo” frequency rank
- #982
- “cama” frequency rank
- 2074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabo | cama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | patente militar abaixo do sargento e acima do soldado | móvel, normalmente plano e macio, usado para dormir |
Letter map: cabo vs cama
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabo and cama apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - cabo / cama
cabo and cama 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabo is recorded at frequency rank #1,092, classified as anoun. cama is at rank #982, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mɐ/.
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 2074, this pair ranks #73,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabo vs cama
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cabo": bo. Private to "cama": m.
"cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabo" and "cama" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cabo" or "cama"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cabo" and "cama".
- Full dictionary entry for "cabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabo" and "cama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabo vs ciao". 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 #73,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.