coibir

/ku.i.ˈbiɾ/

//ku.i.ˈbiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“coibir” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,262
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-coibir · coibir · Portuguese

coibir · rank #24,262 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,262
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH ciclovia

Nearest frequency peer: ciclovia (-4 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 “coibir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “coibir” 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).

coibir vs colidir
71% similar
coibir vs cobrir
67% similar
coibir vs coagir
67% similar

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

Key facts for coibir
PropertyValue
Headwordcoibir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ku.i.ˈbiɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,262
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “coibir”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ciclovia” (#24,258), “chassi” (#24,256), “conscientemente” (#24,270). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “coibir” fica em #24,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around coibir (IPA /ku.i.ˈbiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,262 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for coibir, with forms such as "ccoibir", "ciobir", and "cobiir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "colidir", "cobrir", "coagir", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is coibir, spelled C-O-I-B-I-R.

Definition

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    transitivo
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    transitivo
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    reflexo
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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoibir
  • ciobir
  • cobiir
  • coibbir
  • coibirr
  • coibri
  • coiibr
  • ocibir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coibir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoibir1ciobir2cobiir2coibbir1coibirr1coibri2coiibr2ocibir2
Edit distance from "coibir"

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 "coibir"?
"coibir" is spelled C-O-I-B-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.i.ˈbiɾ/.
What does "coibir" mean?
As a verb, "coibir" means: transitivo
What words are commonly confused with "coibir"?
"coibir" is commonly confused with "colidir", "cobrir", "coagir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coibir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coibir" is /ku.i.ˈbiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coibir" come from?
"coibir" 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 "coibir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

chassi#24,256arenas#24,236abafar#24,206forget#24,336

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

crush8 variantssemear8 variantsMedusa8 variantspálido8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list