Which to use
“cape” is a noun and “caso” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,721
- “cape” frequency rank
- #181
- “caso” frequency rank
- 17902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cape | caso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabo | na hipótese de; se |
Where the eye mixes cape and caso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cape and caso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cape is /keɪp/, /keIp/ while caso is /ˈka.zu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17902, 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/. caso is at rank #181, tagged as aconj, pronounced /ˈka.zu/.
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 17902, this pair ranks #53,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cape vs caso
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cape": ep. Private to "caso": os.
"cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cape" for "caso" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cape" or "caso" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cape" and "caso" 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 "caso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cape" and "caso" 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 #53,229 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.