cobrir

verb

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The verdict

“cobrir” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,710 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#4,710
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pôr cobertura em

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cobrir vs cobro
67% similar
cobrir vs correr
67% similar
cobrir vs coibir
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cobrir
PropertyValue
Headwordcobrir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,710
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cobrir” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cobrir lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cobrir is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #4,710 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 19 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cobrir, with forms such as "cborir", "ccobrir", and "cobbrir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "cobro", "correr", "coibir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cobrir, spelled C-O-B-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pôr cobertura em
  2. 2
    proporcionar proteção
  3. 3
    esconder, desviar da vista
  4. 4
    ocupar um espaço de modo a que este não se torne visível
  5. 5
    fechar uma abertura
  6. 6
    pôr roupas ou vestuário sobre o corpo
  7. 7
    fazer ficar ou ficar cheio; fazer, ter, adquirir grandes quantidades
  8. 8
    servir de abrigo, proteção
  9. 9
    ter um som a uma intensidade superior aos restantes
  10. 10
    ter um valor suficiente para pagar algo
  11. 11
    oferecer um montante, uma soma, ou um valor superior ao outro
  12. 12
    garantir o pagamento em dinheiro de determinada despesa ou prejuízo
  13. 13
    garantir os direitos
  14. 14
    fazer um relato de um certo acontecimento, através de um meio de comunicação
  15. 15
    abranger determinada área do conhecimento, espaço ou território
  16. 16
    percorrer determinada distância
  17. 17
    fazer sentir ou sentir muito intensamente determinado sentimento, emoção ou sensação
  18. 18
    ter, um macho, relações sexuais com uma fêmea
  19. 19
    pôr terra sobre a raiz de uma planta

Synonyms

acobertarencobrirprotegertapar

Antonyms

descobrir

This word in other languages

cover(English)cubrir(Español)couvrir(Français)decken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cborir,ccobrir,cobbrir,cobirr,cobrirr,cobrri,cobrrir,corbir,ocbrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cobrir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cborir2ccobrir1cobbrir1cobirr2cobrirr1cobrri2cobrrir1corbir2
Edit distance from "cobrir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cobrir"?
"cobrir" is spelled C-O-B-R-I-R.
What does "cobrir" mean?
As a verb, "cobrir" means: pôr cobertura em
What words are commonly confused with "cobrir"?
"cobrir" is commonly confused with "cobro", "correr", "coibir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cobrir" come from?
"cobrir" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “cobrir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-B-R-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “cobro” - see the side-by-side comparison. cobrir vs cobro
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list