Which to use
“cape” and “caspa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,721
- “cape” frequency rank
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- 60548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cape | caspa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabo | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo |
Where the eye mixes cape and caspa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cape runs 4 letters (CVCV) against caspa's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cape and caspa
A purely visual mix-up. cape (/keɪp/, /keIp/) and caspa (/ˈkas.pɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60548, 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/. caspa is at rank #42,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkas.pɐ/.
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 60548, this pair ranks #7,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cape vs caspa
Shared letters: acp. Private to "cape": e. Private to "caspa": s.
"cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cape" and "caspa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cape" vs "caspa" - 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 "caspa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cape" and "caspa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canja 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 #7,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.