Which to use
“capeta” is an adjective and “capitão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,823
- “capeta” frequency rank
- #1,768
- “capitão” frequency rank
- 44591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capeta | capitão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sapeca, peralta, endiabrado | chefe militar |
Where the eye mixes capeta and capitão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. capeta runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against capitão's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: capeta vs capitão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: capeta is \ka.'pe.ta\ while capitão is /kɐ.pi.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capeta is recorded at frequency rank #42,823, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.'pe.ta\. capitão is at rank #1,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.pi.ˈtɐ̃w̃/.
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 44591, this pair ranks #20,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capeta vs capitão
Shared letters: acpt. Private to "capeta": e. Private to "capitão": ioã.
"capeta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "capitão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- capeta ← acpeta · caepta · capeat · capetta · cappeta · captea · ccapeta · cpaeta
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capeta" and "capitão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "capeta" or "capitão"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "capeta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capitão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capeta" and "capitão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capeta vs copta". 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 #20,859 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.