Which to use
“campeão” and “campo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,634
- “campeão” frequency rank
- #488
- “campo” frequency rank
- 2122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campeão | campo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele que ganha uma competição | região fora da cidade |
Where the eye mixes campeão and campo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. campeão runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against campo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses campeão with campo
A purely visual mix-up. campeão (/kɐ̃peɐ̃w/.) and campo (/ˈkɐ̃.pu/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campeão is recorded at frequency rank #1,634, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ̃peɐ̃w/.. campo is at rank #488, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃.pu/.
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 2122, this pair ranks #73,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campeão vs campo
Shared letters: acmop. Private to "campeão": eã. Private to "campo": -.
"campeão" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- campo ← acmpo · cammpo · camop · camppo · capmo · ccampo · cmapo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "campeão" and "campo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "campeão" or "campo"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "campeão" and "campo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "campeão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campeão" and "campo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cagão vs campo". 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 #73,364 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.