Which to use
“cape” and “case” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,721
- “cape” frequency rank
- #6,149
- “case” frequency rank
- 23870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cape | case |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabo | caso |
Where the eye mixes cape and case
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cape vs case
A purely visual mix-up. cape (/keɪp/, /keIp/) and case (/keɪs/) 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 - p in “cape” becomes s in “case”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23870, 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/. case is at rank #6,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced /keɪs/.
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 23870, this pair ranks #45,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cape vs case
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cape": p. Private to "case": s.
"cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "case" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cape" and "case" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cape" or "case"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cape" and "case" 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 "case" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cape" and "case" 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 #45,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.