Which to use
“cape” and “carpet” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,721
- “cape” frequency rank
- #40,465
- “carpet” frequency rank
- 58186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cape | carpet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabo | tapete |
Where the eye mixes cape and carpet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cape runs 4 letters (CVCV) against carpet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cape vs carpet
A purely visual mix-up. cape (/keɪp/, /keIp/) and carpet (/ˈkɑːpɪt/ ou /ˈkɑɹpɪt/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58186, 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/. carpet is at rank #40,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɑːpɪt/ ou /ˈkɑɹpɪt/.
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 58186, this pair ranks #8,890 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cape vs carpet
Shared letters: acep. Private to "cape": -. Private to "carpet": rt.
"cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "carpet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cape" and "carpet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cape" vs "carpet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cape" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carpet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,890 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cape" and "carpet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capeta vs carpet". 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 #8,890 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.