Which to use
“caspa” and “cosa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- #31,312
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 74139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caspa | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo | coisa |
Where the eye mixes caspa and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caspa runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cosa's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caspa and cosa
A purely visual mix-up. caspa (/ˈkas.pɐ/) and cosa (/'kɔ.sa/) 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 74139, 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/. cosa is at rank #31,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.sa/.
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 74139, this pair ranks #2,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caspa vs cosa
Shared letters: acs. Private to "caspa": p. Private to "cosa": o.
"caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caspa" and "cosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caspa" vs "cosa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "caspa" and "cosa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caspa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caspa" and "cosa" 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 #2,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.