Which to use
“capacho” and “captação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,358
- “capacho” frequency rank
- #11,597
- “captação” frequency rank
- 47955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capacho | captação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie de tapete onde se limpam os pés calçados | ato ou efeito de captar |
Where the eye mixes capacho and captação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. capacho runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against captação's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: capacho vs captação
A purely visual mix-up. capacho (/kɐ.ˈpa.ʃu/) and captação (/kɐp.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 47955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capacho is recorded at frequency rank #36,358, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈpa.ʃu/. captação is at rank #11,597, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐp.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 47955, this pair ranks #17,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capacho vs captação
Shared letters: acop. Private to "capacho": h. Private to "captação": tãç.
"capacho" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "captação" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- capacho ← acpacho · caapcho · capaccho · capachho · capacoh · capahco · capcaho · cappacho
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capacho" for "captação" ever safe?
Which is more common, "capacho" or "captação"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "capacho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "captação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capacho" and "captação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cacho vs capacho". 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 #17,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.