Which to use
“cape” and “capô” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,721
- “cape” frequency rank
- #31,676
- “capô” frequency rank
- 49397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cape | capô |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabo | cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo |
Where the eye mixes cape and capô
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cape vs capô
A purely visual mix-up. cape (/keɪp/, /keIp/) and capô (/ka.ˈpo/) 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 a single letter - e in “cape” becomes ô in “capô”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cape is recorded at frequency rank #17,721, classified as anoun, pronounced /keɪp/, /keIp/. capô is at rank #31,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈpo/.
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 49397, this pair ranks #15,616 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cape vs capô
Shared letters: acp. Private to "cape": e. Private to "capô": ô.
"cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cape ← acpe · caep · cappe · ccape · cpae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cape" and "capô" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cape" or "capô"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cape" and "capô" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cape" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capô" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,616 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cape" and "capô" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capô 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 #15,616 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.