# could

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /kʊd/; /kəd/ · frequency rank #16,478

## Definitions
1. pretérito do verbo can ("poder"; "conseguir")
2. condicional do verbo can

## Easily confused with
- **cult** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/could-vs-cult)
- **couro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/could-vs-couro)
- **couto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/could-vs-couto)
- **court** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/could-vs-court)
- **couve** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/could-vs-couve)
- **colo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/colo-vs-could)
- **cool** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cool-vs-could)
- **cold** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cold-vs-could)
- **caule** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/caule-vs-could)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccould`, `colud`, `coudl`, `couldd`, `coulld`, `cuold`, `oculd`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/could