Which to use
“cais” and “capô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,845
- “cais” frequency rank
- #31,676
- “capô” frequency rank
- 42521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cais | capô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar à beira-mar, na margem do rio, nas estações de caminho-de-ferro ou do metropolitano apropriado para o embarque e desembarque de pessoas ou mercadorias | cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo |
Where the eye mixes cais and capô
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cais (CVVC) and capô (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cais with capô
A purely visual mix-up. cais (/ˈkajʃ/) and capô (/ka.ˈpo/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cais is recorded at frequency rank #10,845, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkajʃ/. 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 42521, this pair ranks #23,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cais vs capô
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cais": is. Private to "capô": pô.
"cais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cais ← acis · caiss · casi · ccais · cias
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cais" and "capô" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cais" vs "capô" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cais" 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 #23,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cais" and "capô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capô 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 #23,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.