Which to use
“campo” and “casco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #488
- “campo” frequency rank
- #14,093
- “casco” frequency rank
- 14581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campo | casco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | região fora da cidade | invólucro do crânio |
Where the eye mixes campo and casco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between campo and casco
A purely visual mix-up. campo (/ˈkɐ̃.pu/) and casco (/ˈkaʃ.ku/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14581, 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/. casco is at rank #14,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkaʃ.ku/.
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 14581, this pair ranks #57,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campo vs casco
Shared letters: aco. Private to "campo": mp. Private to "casco": s.
"campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "casco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "campo" and "casco" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "campo" vs "casco" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "casco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campo" and "casco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casco vs caução". 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 #57,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.