# cachoeira vs capoeira

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cachoeira
*noun · IPA /kɐ.ˈʃwɐj.ɾɐ/ · frequency rank #8,726*
queda-d'água

### capoeira
*noun · IPA /kɐ.ˈpwɐj.ɾɐ/ · frequency rank #15,523*
luta esportiva desenvolvida no Brasil, originariamente praticada pelos negros escravos nas senzalas da Bahia, Pernambuco e Rio de Janeiro

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cachoeira-vs-capoeira