Which to use
“cacho” and “capão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,472
- “cacho” frequency rank
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- 54830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cacho | capão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de flores ou frutos que têm um eixo comum | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos |
Where the eye mixes cacho and capão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cacho (CVCCV) and capão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cacho with capão
A purely visual mix-up. cacho (/ˈka.ʃu/) and capão (/kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/) 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 54830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cacho is recorded at frequency rank #35,472, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.ʃu/. capão is at rank #19,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/.
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 54830, this pair ranks #11,008 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cacho vs capão
Shared letters: aco. Private to "cacho": h. Private to "capão": pã.
"cacho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cacho ← caccho · cachho · cacoh · cahco · ccacho · ccaho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cacho" and "capão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cacho" vs "capão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cacho" and "capão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cacho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,008 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cacho" and "capão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cacho vs caução". 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 #11,008 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.