Which to use
“cobre” and “conde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,312
- “cobre” frequency rank
- #2,765
- “conde” frequency rank
- 7077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobre | conde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elemento químico, metálico y sólido, de número atómico 29 y símbolo Cu. Es un metal de color rojizo brillante, que se cubre de una leve capa de óxido negruzco al aire; es uno de los mejores conductores de la electricidad, después del oro y la plata. | Título nobiliario que se sitúa en categoría entre el marqués y el vizconde. |
Where the eye mixes cobre and conde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cobre vs conde
A purely visual mix-up. cobre ([ˈkoβ̞ɾe]) and conde ([ˈkõn̪d̪e]) 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 7077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobre is recorded at frequency rank #4,312, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞ɾe]. conde is at rank #2,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkõn̪d̪e].
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 7077, this pair ranks #308,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cobre vs conde
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "cobre": br. Private to "conde": dn.
"cobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cobre" and "conde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cobre" or "conde" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cobre" and "conde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobre" and "conde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "catre vs cobre". 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 #308,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.