# cale vs capa

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cale
*noun · IPA /kal/ · frequency rank #17,719*
calço, cunha, escora, apoio

### capa
*verb · IPA /ˈka.pɐ/ · frequency rank #1,840*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo de capar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cale-vs-capa