Which to use
“caspa” and “costa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,827
- “caspa” frequency rank
- #885
- “costa” frequency rank
- 43712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caspa | costa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | doença cutânea caracterizada pela escamação excessiva de pele morta no couro cabeludo | interface entre o mar e a terra |
Where the eye mixes caspa and costa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caspa and costa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: caspa vs costa
A purely visual mix-up. caspa (/ˈkas.pɐ/) and costa (/ˈkɔʃ.tɐ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43712, 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/. costa is at rank #885, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔʃ.tɐ/.
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 43712, this pair ranks #21,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caspa vs costa
Shared letters: acs. Private to "caspa": p. Private to "costa": ot.
"caspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "costa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caspa" and "costa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "caspa" or "costa"?
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 "costa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caspa" and "costa" 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 #21,910 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.