cadêvscapôTell them apart

Quick tell: cadê is a pronoun, capô is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cadê” is a pronoun and “capô” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,377
“cadê” frequency rank
#31,676
“capô” frequency rank
35053
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cadê capô
Definition expressão interrogativa usada para perguntar onde algo ou alguém está cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo

Letter map: cadê vs capô

Shared letters muted; letters that set cadê and capô apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cadê and capô follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
cadê
4 ch
capô

Grammar separator: cadê vs capô

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cadê is apronoun and capôanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cadê is recorded at frequency rank #3,377, classified as apron. capô is at rank #31,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈpo/.

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 35053, this pair ranks #32,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cadê vs capô

Shared letters: ac. Private to "cadê": dê. Private to "capô": pô.

"cadê" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cadê" and "capô" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cadê" is a pronoun and "capô" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cadê" vs "capô" - which ranks higher?
"cadê" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,377 in our Portuguese list, against #31,676 for "capô". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "cadê" vs "capô" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cadê" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "capô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cadê" and "capô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capô vs ciao". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #32,067 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