Which to use
“cabo” and “cânon” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,092
- “cabo” frequency rank
- #45,275
- “cânon” frequency rank
- 46367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabo | cânon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | patente militar abaixo do sargento e acima do soldado | vide cânone |
Letter map: cabo vs cânon
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabo and cânon apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cabo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cânon's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - cabo / cânon
cabo and cânon 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabo is recorded at frequency rank #1,092, classified as anoun. cânon is at rank #45,275, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.non/.
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 46367, this pair ranks #18,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabo vs cânon
Shared letters: co. Private to "cabo": ab. Private to "cânon": nâ.
"cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cânon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabo ← acbo · cabbo · caob · cbao · ccabo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabo" and "cânon" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cabo" vs "cânon" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "cabo" and "cânon". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cânon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabo" and "cânon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canja vs cânon". 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 #18,945 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.