Which to use
“capão” and “cisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- #36,806
- “cisão” frequency rank
- 56164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capão | cisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos | ato de cindir |
Where the eye mixes capão and cisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. capão and cisão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses capão with cisão
A purely visual mix-up. capão (/kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/) and cisão (/si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 56164, 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/. cisão is at rank #36,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 56164, this pair ranks #10,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capão vs cisão
Shared letters: coã. Private to "capão": ap. Private to "cisão": is.
"capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cisão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capão" for "cisão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "capão" vs "cisão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "capão" and "cisão" 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 "cisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capão" and "cisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,130 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.