Which to use
“capô” and “caspa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,676
- “capô” frequency rank
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- 74503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capô | caspa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo |
Where the eye mixes capô and caspa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. capô 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 capô and caspa
A purely visual mix-up. capô (/ka.ˈpo/) 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 74503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capô is recorded at frequency rank #31,676, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.ˈpo/. 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 74503, this pair ranks #2,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capô vs caspa
Shared letters: acp. Private to "capô": ô. Private to "caspa": s.
"capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caspa ← acspa · capsa · casap · casppa · casspa · ccaspa · csapa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capô" and "caspa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "capô" or "caspa"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "capô" and "caspa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capô" 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 #2,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capô" 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 #2,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.