Which to use
“cagar” is a verb and “capão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,037
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- 34395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | capão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expelir pelo ânus; defecar | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos |
Where the eye mixes cagar and capão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cagar vs capão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cagar is /kɐ'ɣaɾ/ while capão is /kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagar is recorded at frequency rank #15,037, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ'ɣaɾ/. 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 34395, this pair ranks #32,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs capão
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cagar": gr. Private to "capão": opã.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cagar ← acgar · caagr · cagarr · caggar · ccagar · cgaar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cagar" and "capão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cagar" vs "capão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagar" 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 #32,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "capão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capão vs ciao". 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 #32,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.