Which to use
“cair” is a verb and “cap” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,522
- “cair” frequency rank
- #7,259
- “cap” frequency rank
- 8781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cair | cap |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar queda | bode ou carneiro, especialmente velho ou castrado |
Letter map: cair vs cap
Shared letters muted; letters that set cair and cap apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for cair / cap
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cair is averb and capanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cair is recorded at frequency rank #1,522, classified as averb. cap is at rank #7,259, tagged as anoun, pronounced /t͡sap/.
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 8781, this pair ranks #64,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cair vs cap
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cair": ir. Private to "cap": p.
"cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "cap" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cair ← acir · cairr · cari · ccair · ciar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cair" and "cap" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cair" or "cap" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "cair" vs "cap" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cap" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cair" and "cap" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cap vs chau". 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 #64,871 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.