Which to use
“cap” and “cats” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,259
- “cap” frequency rank
- #31,281
- “cats” frequency rank
- 38540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cap | cats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bode ou carneiro, especialmente velho ou castrado | plural de cat |
Where the eye mixes cap and cats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cap and cats
A purely visual mix-up. cap (/t͡sap/) and cats (/kæts/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cap is recorded at frequency rank #7,259, classified as anoun, pronounced /t͡sap/. cats is at rank #31,281, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kæts/.
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 38540, this pair ranks #27,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cap vs cats
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cap": p. Private to "cats": st.
"cap" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "cats" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cats ← acts · catss · catts · ccats · ctas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cap" for "cats" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cap" or "cats"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cap" and "cats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cap" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cap" and "cats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cactus vs cats". 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 #27,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.