Which to use
“cabo” is a noun and “co” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,092
- “cabo” frequency rank
- #2,005
- “co” frequency rank
- 3097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabo | co |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | patente militar abaixo do sargento e acima do soldado | que |
Letter map: cabo vs co
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabo and co apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - cabo and co
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cabo is anoun and coapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabo is recorded at frequency rank #1,092, classified as anoun. co is at rank #2,005, tagged as apron.
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 3097, this pair ranks #72,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cabo vs co
Shared letters: co. Private to "cabo": ab. Private to "co": -.
"cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "co" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cabo ← acbo · cabbo · caob · cbao · ccabo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabo" and "co" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cabo" vs "co" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cabo" and "co".
- Full dictionary entry for "cabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "co" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabo" and "co" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs co". 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 #72,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.