Which to use
“cabra” and “caspa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,222
- “cabra” frequency rank
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- 54049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabra | caspa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quadrúpede mamífero e ruminante com numerosas raças selvagens | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo |
Where the eye mixes cabra and caspa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cabra and caspa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cabra with caspa
A purely visual mix-up. cabra (/ˈka.bɾɐ/) and caspa (/ˈkas.pɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabra is recorded at frequency rank #11,222, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.bɾɐ/. caspa is at rank #42,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkas.pɐ/.
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 54049, this pair ranks #11,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cabra vs caspa
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cabra": br. Private to "caspa": ps.
"cabra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cabra" and "caspa" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cabra" or "caspa"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cabra" and "caspa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caspa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabra" and "caspa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canja vs caspa". 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 #11,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.