Which to use
“came” and “capô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,551
- “came” frequency rank
- #31,676
- “capô” frequency rank
- 56227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | came | capô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de manivelas que estão colocadas sobre um mesmo eixo, usadas para mover o seguidor | cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo |
Where the eye mixes came and capô
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. came and capô follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: came vs capô
A purely visual mix-up. came (/ˈkɐ.mi/) 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 56227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
came is recorded at frequency rank #24,551, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mi/. 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 56227, this pair ranks #10,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of came vs capô
Shared letters: ac. Private to "came": em. Private to "capô": pô.
"came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- came ← acme · caem · camme · ccame · cmae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "came" for "capô" ever safe?
Which is more common, "came" or "capô"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "came" 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 #10,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "came" 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 #10,095 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.