comeu

verb

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The verdict

“comeu” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,395
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo comer

Corpus desk

Index PT-comeu · comeu · Portuguese

comeu · rank #5,395 · 6 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,395
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH colocação

Nearest frequency peer: colocação (-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 “comeu”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “comeu” 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).

comeu vs como
60% similar
comeu vs core
60% similar
comeu vs cone
60% similar

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

Key facts for comeu
PropertyValue
Headwordcomeu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,395
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “comeu”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).comeucai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “colocação” (#5,393), “cinza” (#5,392), “criatura” (#5,400). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “comeu” fica em #5,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around comeu, averb. Corpus frequency is #5,395 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo comer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for comeu, with forms such as "ccomeu", "cmoeu", and "coemu". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "como", "core", "cone", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is comeu, spelled C-O-M-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo comer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O enviado quadrúpede do seu anjo Catarina, de dentes bem rijos, comeu tudo sem levantar a cabeça do largo pratalhão. - Eça de Queiroz - ALVES&COMPANHIA

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomeu
  • cmoeu
  • coemu
  • commeu
  • comue
  • ocmeu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccomeu1cmoeu2coemu2commeu1comue2ocmeu2
Edit distance from "comeu"

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 "comeu"?
"comeu" is spelled C-O-M-E-U.
What does "comeu" mean?
As a verb, "comeu" means: terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo comer
What words are commonly confused with "comeu"?
"comeu" is commonly confused with "como", "core", "cone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "comeu" come from?
"comeu" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cinza#5,392burro#5,387dente#5,404barba#5,384

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

piano6 variantspauta6 variantsdurar6 variantslesão6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list