Which to use
“capão” and “casaco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- #6,510
- “casaco” frequency rank
- 25868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capão | casaco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos | peça de vestuário que os homens usam sobre a camisa ou o colete e as mulheres por cima do vestido |
Where the eye mixes capão and casaco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capão and casaco
A purely visual mix-up. capão (/kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/) and casaco (/kɐ.ˈza.ku/) 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 25868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capão is recorded at frequency rank #19,358, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/. casaco is at rank #6,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈza.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 25868, this pair ranks #43,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capão vs casaco
Shared letters: aco. Private to "capão": pã. Private to "casaco": s.
"capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "casaco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- casaco ← acsaco · caasco · casacco · casaoc · cascao · cassaco · ccasaco · csaaco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capão" for "casaco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "capão" or "casaco"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "capão" and "casaco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casaco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capão" and "casaco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capão vs ciao". 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 #43,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.