Which to use
“campo” and “Campos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #488
- “campo” frequency rank
- #1,383
- “Campos” frequency rank
- 1871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campo | Campos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | região fora da cidade | sobrenome comum em português |
Where the eye mixes campo and Campos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. campo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Campos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: campo vs Campos
A purely visual mix-up. campo (/ˈkɐ̃.pu/) and Campos (/ˈkɐ̃.pus/) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “campo” sits inside “Campos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campo is recorded at frequency rank #488, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃.pu/. Campos is at rank #1,383, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃.pus/.
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 1871, this pair ranks #73,655 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campo vs Campos
Shared letters: acmop. Private to "campo": -. Private to "Campos": s.
"campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Campos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campo" for "Campos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "campo" or "Campos"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "campo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Campos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,655 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campo" and "Campos" 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 #73,655 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.