Which to use
“campeão” and “capão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,634
- “campeão” frequency rank
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- 20992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campeão | capão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele que ganha uma competição | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos |
Where the eye mixes campeão and capão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. campeão runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against capão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses campeão with capão
A purely visual mix-up. campeão (/kɐ̃peɐ̃w/.) and capão (/kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/) 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 20992, 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/.. 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 20992, this pair ranks #49,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of campeão vs capão
Shared letters: acopã. Private to "campeão": em. Private to "capão": -.
"campeão" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "campeão" and "capão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "campeão" or "capão"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "campeão" and "capão" 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 "capão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campeão" and "capão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capão vs ciao". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.