Which to use
“capão” and “cepa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- #40,036
- “cepa” frequency rank
- 59394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capão | cepa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos | tronco de videira |
Where the eye mixes capão and cepa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. capão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against cepa's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between capão and cepa
A purely visual mix-up. capão (/kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/) and cepa (/ˈse.pɐ/) 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 59394, 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/. cepa is at rank #40,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.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 59394, this pair ranks #8,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capão vs cepa
Shared letters: acp. Private to "capão": oã. Private to "cepa": e.
"capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cepa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cepa ← ccepa · ceap · ceppa · cpea · ecpa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capão" for "cepa" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "capão" or "cepa" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "capão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cepa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capão" and "cepa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cepa vs cerda". 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 #8,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.