Which to use
“campeão” and “capelão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,634
- “campeão” frequency rank
- #25,222
- “capelão” frequency rank
- 26856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campeão | capelão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele que ganha uma competição | padre encarregado de rezar missas em capelas e prestar assistência espiritual a regimentos militares, escolas, hospitais, etc |
Where the eye mixes campeão and capelão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. campeão (CVCCVVV) and capelão (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between campeão and capelão
A purely visual mix-up. campeão (/kɐ̃peɐ̃w/.) and capelão (/kɐ.pɨ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26856, 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/.. capelão is at rank #25,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.pɨ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/.
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 26856, this pair ranks #42,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of campeão vs capelão
Shared letters: aceopã. Private to "campeão": m. Private to "capelão": l.
"campeão" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "capelão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "campeão" and "capelão" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "campeão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capelão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campeão" and "capelão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capelão vs capeta". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.