Which to use
“capô” and “cimo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,676
- “capô” frequency rank
- #25,235
- “cimo” frequency rank
- 56911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capô | cimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo | a parte mais alta |
Where the eye mixes capô and cimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. capô and cimo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses capô with cimo
A purely visual mix-up. capô (/ka.ˈpo/) and cimo (/ˈsi.mu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56911, 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/. cimo is at rank #25,235, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.mu/.
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 56911, this pair ranks #9,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capô vs cimo
Shared letters: c. Private to "capô": apô. Private to "cimo": imo.
"capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cimo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cimo ← ccimo · cimmo · ciom · cmio · icmo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capô" and "cimo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "capô" or "cimo" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "cimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capô" and "cimo" 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 #9,658 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.