Which to use
“cape” is a noun and “cara” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,721
- “cape” frequency rank
- #195
- “cara” frequency rank
- 17916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cape | cara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabo | em direção a, para, contra |
Letter map: cape vs cara
Shared letters muted; letters that set cape and cara apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - cape and cara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cape is anoun and caraapreposition. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17916, 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/. cara is at rank #195, tagged as aprep.
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 17916, this pair ranks #53,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cape vs cara
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cape": ep. Private to "cara": r.
"cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cape" and "cara" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cape" vs "cara" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cape" and "cara".
- Full dictionary entry for "cape" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cape" and "cara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cape 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 #53,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.