Which to use
“capô” is a noun and “cego” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,676
- “capô” frequency rank
- #5,606
- “cego” frequency rank
- 37282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capô | cego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo | que não vê; desprovido de visão |
Where the eye mixes capô and cego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between capô and cego
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: capô is /ka.ˈpo/ while cego is /ˈsɛ.gu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37282, 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/. cego is at rank #5,606, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɛ.gu/.
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 37282, this pair ranks #29,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capô vs cego
Shared letters: c. Private to "capô": apô. Private to "cego": ego.
"capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cego ← ccego · ceggo · ceog · cgeo · ecgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capô" and "cego" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "capô" or "cego" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "capô" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capô" and "cego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capô vs ciao". 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 #29,367 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.