Which to use
“caspa” and “cast” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- #17,723
- “cast” frequency rank
- 60550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caspa | cast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo | arremesso |
Where the eye mixes caspa and cast
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: caspa vs cast
A purely visual mix-up. caspa (/ˈkas.pɐ/) and cast (/kæst/) 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 60550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caspa is recorded at frequency rank #42,827, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkas.pɐ/. cast is at rank #17,723, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kæst/.
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 60550, this pair ranks #7,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caspa vs cast
Shared letters: acs. Private to "caspa": p. Private to "cast": t.
"caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caspa" and "cast" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caspa" or "cast"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caspa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cast" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caspa" and "cast" 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 #7,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.