Which to use
“campa” and “cape” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,885
- “campa” frequency rank
- #17,721
- “cape” frequency rank
- 50606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campa | cape |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | laje que cobre o sepulcro | cabo |
Letter map: campa vs cape
Shared letters muted; letters that set campa and cape apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. campa runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cape's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - campa / cape
campa and cape are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campa is recorded at frequency rank #32,885, classified as anoun. cape is at rank #17,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced /keɪp/, /keIp/.
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 50606, this pair ranks #14,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of campa vs cape
Shared letters: acp. Private to "campa": m. Private to "cape": e.
"campa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "campa" and "cape" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "campa" vs "cape" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "campa" vs "cape" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "campa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cape" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campa" and "cape" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campa vs canja". 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 #14,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.