cobrir

verb

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The verdict

“cobrir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,710. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,710
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pôr cobertura em

Corpus desk

Index PT-cobrir · cobrir · Portuguese

cobrir · rank #4,710 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,710
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH conduzir

Nearest frequency peer: conduzir (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cobrir”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “cobrir” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

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)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cobrir”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cobrircai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “conduzir” (#4,712), “celebrar” (#4,707), “confirmar” (#4,713). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cobrir” fica em #4,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cobrir, averb. Corpus frequency is #4,710 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 19 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cobrir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A primavera cobriu os campos de flores.
  2. As tias cobriam-nos de mimos.

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cobrir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doação#4,721fiscal#4,730aborto#4,688jogada#4,737

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

tentam9 variantsrecord9 variantssorteio9 variantsdescer9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list