Which to use
“caspa” and “cepa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- #40,036
- “cepa” frequency rank
- 82863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caspa | cepa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo | tronco de videira |
Where the eye mixes caspa and cepa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caspa runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cepa's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: caspa vs cepa
A purely visual mix-up. caspa (/ˈkas.pɐ/) and cepa (/ˈse.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 82863, 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/. cepa is at rank #40,036, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.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 82863, this pair ranks #974 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caspa vs cepa
Shared letters: acp. Private to "caspa": s. Private to "cepa": e.
"caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cepa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caspa" for "cepa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caspa" vs "cepa" - which ranks higher?
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 "caspa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cepa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #974 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caspa" and "cepa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cepa vs cerda". 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 #974 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.