Which to use
“capô” and “copos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,676
- “capô” frequency rank
- #9,166
- “copos” frequency rank
- 40842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capô | copos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cobertura que protege o motor de um veículo | plural de copo |
Where the eye mixes capô and copos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between capô and copos
A purely visual mix-up. capô (/ka.ˈpo/) and copos (/'kɔ.pos/) 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 40842, 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/. copos is at rank #9,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.pos/.
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 40842, this pair ranks #25,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capô vs copos
Shared letters: cp. Private to "capô": aô. Private to "copos": os.
"capô" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "copos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- copos ← ccopos · coops · coposs · coppos · copso · cpoos · ocpos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capô" for "copos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "capô" vs "copos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "capô" and "copos" 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 "copos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capô" and "copos" 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 #25,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.