Which to use
“capacete” and “cavalete” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,847
- “capacete” frequency rank
- #47,774
- “cavalete” frequency rank
- 58621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capacete | cavalete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça da armadura que cobre a cabeça | armação triangular para sustentáculo de objetos a uma certa altura |
Where the eye mixes capacete and cavalete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses capacete with cavalete
A purely visual mix-up. capacete (/kɐ.pɐ.ˈse.tɨ/) and cavalete (/kɐ.vɐ.ˈle.tɨ/) 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 58621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capacete is recorded at frequency rank #10,847, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.pɐ.ˈse.tɨ/. cavalete is at rank #47,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.vɐ.ˈle.tɨ/.
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 58621, this pair ranks #8,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capacete vs cavalete
Shared letters: acet. Private to "capacete": p. Private to "cavalete": lv.
"capacete" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "cavalete" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capacete" for "cavalete" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "capacete" or "cavalete" show up more?
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 "capacete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cavalete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capacete" and "cavalete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cacete vs capacete". 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 #8,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.