Which to use
“capeta” is an adjective and “careta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,823
- “capeta” frequency rank
- #23,598
- “careta” frequency rank
- 66421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capeta | careta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sapeca, peralta, endiabrado | não drogado ou alcoolizado; sóbrio |
Where the eye mixes capeta and careta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. capeta and careta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: capeta vs careta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: capeta is \ka.'pe.ta\ while careta is /kɐ.ˈɾe.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - p in “capeta” becomes r in “careta”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66421, 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\. careta is at rank #23,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈɾe.tɐ/.
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 66421, this pair ranks #4,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capeta vs careta
Shared letters: acet. Private to "capeta": p. Private to "careta": r.
"capeta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "careta" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capeta" for "careta" ever safe?
Which is more common, "capeta" or "careta"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "capeta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "careta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capeta" and "careta" 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 #4,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.