Which to use
“capão” and “caspa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- 62185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capão | caspa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo |
Where the eye mixes capão and caspa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. capão (CVCVV) and caspa (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: capão vs caspa
A purely visual mix-up. capão (/kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/) and caspa (/ˈkas.pɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62185, 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/. caspa is at rank #42,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkas.pɐ/.
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 62185, this pair ranks #6,787 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capão vs caspa
Shared letters: acp. Private to "capão": oã. Private to "caspa": s.
"capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caspa ← acspa · capsa · casap · casppa · casspa · ccaspa · csapa
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "capão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caspa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,787 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capão" and "caspa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canja vs caspa". 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 #6,787 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.