cacetevscapoteWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: cacete is a adjective, capote is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cacete” is an adjective and “capote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,663
“cacete” frequency rank
#35,914
“capote” frequency rank
46577
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cacete capote
Definition maçador; importuno; impertinente; aborrecido capa larga e longa, com ou sem capuz

Letter map: cacete vs capote

Shared letters muted; letters that set cacete and capote apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
cacete
6 ch
capote

Role in the sentence - cacete and capote

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cacete is anadjective and capoteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cacete is recorded at frequency rank #10,663, classified as anadj. capote is at rank #35,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈpɔ.tɨ/.

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 46577, this pair ranks #18,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cacete vs capote

Shared letters: acet. Private to "cacete": -. Private to "capote": op.

"cacete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "capote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caceteaccete · caccete · caceet · cacette · cactee · caecte · ccacete · ccaete
  • capoteacpote · caopte · capoet · capotte · cappote · captoe · ccapote · cpaote

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cacete" and "capote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cacete" is an adjective and "capote" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cacete" vs "capote" - which ranks higher?
"cacete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,663 in our Portuguese list, against #35,914 for "capote". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "cacete" and "capote". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cacete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "capote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cacete" and "capote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cânone vs capote". 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 #18,714 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list