Which to use
“cabo” and “casa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,092
- “cabo” frequency rank
- #91
- “casa” frequency rank
- 1183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabo | casa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | patente militar abaixo do sargento e acima do soldado | construção que serve de moradia |
Letter map: cabo vs casa
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabo and casa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: cabo and casa
cabo and casa 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 1183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabo is recorded at frequency rank #1,092, classified as anoun. casa is at rank #91, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.zɐ/.
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 1183, this pair ranks #74,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabo vs casa
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cabo": bo. Private to "casa": s.
"cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "casa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabo" and "casa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cabo" or "casa"?
What to do next
You've compared "cabo" and "casa". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabo" and "casa" 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 #74,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.