Which to use
“cadela” and “capelão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,142
- “cadela” frequency rank
- #25,222
- “capelão” frequency rank
- 35364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadela | capelão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | animal fêmea da espécie Canis lupus familiaris, cujo macho é o cão | padre encarregado de rezar missas em capelas e prestar assistência espiritual a regimentos militares, escolas, hospitais, etc |
Where the eye mixes cadela and capelão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cadela runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against capelão's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cadela and capelão
A purely visual mix-up. cadela (/kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/) and capelão (/kɐ.pɨ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadela is recorded at frequency rank #10,142, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈdɛ.lɐ/. capelão is at rank #25,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.pɨ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/.
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 35364, this pair ranks #31,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cadela vs capelão
Shared letters: acel. Private to "cadela": d. Private to "capelão": opã.
"cadela" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "capelão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cadela ← acdela · caddela · cadeal · cadella · cadlea · caedla · ccadela · cdaela
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cadela" and "capelão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cadela" vs "capelão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capelão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadela" and "capelão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capelão vs capeta". 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 #31,692 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.