cobrovscourtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cobro is a verb, court is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cobro” is a verb and “court” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,273
“cobro” frequency rank
#27,550
“court” frequency rank
34823
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cobro court
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cobrar. Corto.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cobro and court apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
cobro
5 ch
court

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cobro is [ˈkoβ̞ɾo] while court is [ˈkowɾt̪]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cobro is recorded at frequency rank #7,273, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkoβ̞ɾo]. court is at rank #27,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkowɾt̪].

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 34823, this pair ranks #189,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cobro vs court

Shared letters: cor. Private to "cobro": b. Private to "court": tu.

"cobro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "court" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cobrocboro · ccobro · cobbro · cobor · cobrro · corbo · covro · ocbro
  • courtccourt · corut · courrt · courtt · coutr · cuort · ocurt

Frequency comparison

cobro#7,273
court#27,550

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cobro" and "court" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cobro" is a verb and "court" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cobro" or "court"?
"cobro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,273 in our Spanish list, against #27,550 for "court". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cobro vs court

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “cobro”; for an adjective, it's “court”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cobro” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list