Which to use
“caldo” and “capô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,677
- “caldo” frequency rank
- #31,676
- “capô” frequency rank
- 45353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caldo | capô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alimento líquido que se prepara cozendo em água substâncias alimentícias | cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo |
Where the eye mixes caldo and capô
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. caldo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against capô's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caldo and capô
A purely visual mix-up. caldo (/ˈkaɫ.du/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caldo is recorded at frequency rank #13,677, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaɫ.du/. 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 45353, this pair ranks #20,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caldo vs capô
Shared letters: ac. Private to "caldo": dlo. Private to "capô": pô.
"caldo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caldo ← acldo · cadlo · calddo · calldo · calod · ccaldo · clado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caldo" and "capô" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caldo" vs "capô" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caldo" 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 #20,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caldo" 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 #20,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.