Which to use
“calmo” is an adjective and “capão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,257
- “calmo” frequency rank
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- 26615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calmo | capão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quente | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos |
Where the eye mixes calmo and capão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: calmo vs capão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: calmo is /ˈkaɫ.mu/ while capão is /kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calmo is recorded at frequency rank #7,257, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkaɫ.mu/. 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 26615, this pair ranks #42,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calmo vs capão
Shared letters: aco. Private to "calmo": lm. Private to "capão": pã.
"calmo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calmo ← aclmo · callmo · calmmo · calom · camlo · ccalmo · clamo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calmo" for "capão" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "calmo" or "capão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "calmo" and "capão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calmo" 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 #42,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calmo" 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 #42,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.