cool

adj

The verdict

“cool” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #10,163 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#10,163
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fresco

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cool vs cor
50% similar
cool vs cos
50% similar
cool vs copa
50% similar

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

Key facts for cool
PropertyValue
Headwordcool
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,163
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cool” 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). cool 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 cool is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #10,163 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for cool, with forms such as "ccool", "col", and "cooll". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "cos", "copa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cool, spelled C-O-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    fresco
  2. 2
    legal
  3. 3
    indiferente, frio no trato interpessoal
  4. 4
    calmo
  5. 5
    leve, fresco, primaveril
  6. 6
    fresco

Synonyms

excellentpleasantunfriendlyhostilecoldcalm

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccool,col,cooll,ocol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cool - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccool1col1cooll1ocol2
Edit distance from "cool"

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 "cool"?
"cool" is spelled C-O-O-L.
What does "cool" mean?
As an adjective, "cool" means: fresco
What words are commonly confused with "cool"?
"cool" is commonly confused with "cor", "cos", "copa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "cool" come from?
"cool" 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 “cool”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “cor” - see the side-by-side comparison. cool vs cor
  • 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