Which to use
“capitão” and “capítulo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,768
- “capitão” frequency rank
- #2,993
- “capítulo” frequency rank
- 4761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capitão | capítulo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chefe militar | parte constituinte de uma obra escrita |
Letter map: capitão vs capítulo
Shared letters muted; letters that set capitão and capítulo apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. capitão runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against capítulo's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - capitão / capítulo
capitão and capítulo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capitão is recorded at frequency rank #1,768, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.pi.ˈtɐ̃w̃/. capítulo is at rank #2,993, tagged as anoun.
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 4761, this pair ranks #70,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of capitão vs capítulo
Shared letters: acopt. Private to "capitão": iã. Private to "capítulo": luí.
"capitão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "capítulo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "capitão" and "capítulo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "capitão" or "capítulo" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "capitão" and "capítulo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "capitão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capítulo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capitão" and "capítulo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capeta vs capitão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.