Which to use
“cape” and “crepe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,721
- “cape” frequency rank
- #34,213
- “crepe” frequency rank
- 51934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cape | crepe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cabo | tipo de panqueca de massa fina à base de farinha de trigo |
Where the eye mixes cape and crepe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cape runs 4 letters (CVCV) against crepe's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cape with crepe
A purely visual mix-up. cape (/keɪp/, /keIp/) and crepe (/ˈkɾɛ.pɨ/) 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 51934, 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/. crepe is at rank #34,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾɛ.pɨ/.
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 51934, this pair ranks #13,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cape vs crepe
Shared letters: cep. Private to "cape": a. Private to "crepe": r.
"cape" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crepe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cape" and "crepe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cape" or "crepe"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cape" and "crepe" 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 "crepe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cape" and "crepe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creep vs crepe". 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 #13,178 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.