covardia

/ku.vɐɾ.ˈdi.ɐ/

//ku.vɐɾ.ˈdi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“covardia” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #15,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,545
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falta de coragem; medo, timidez, poltronice

Corpus desk

Index PT-covardia · covardia · Portuguese

covardia · rank #15,545 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,545
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH crepúsculo

Nearest frequency peer: crepúsculo (+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 “covardia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “covardia” 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).

covardia vs covarde
75% similar

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

Key facts for covardia
PropertyValue
Headwordcovardia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ku.vɐɾ.ˈdi.ɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,545
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “covardia”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).covardiacai 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 “crepúsculo” (#15,547), “cônsul” (#15,550), “descontentamento” (#15,552). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “covardia” fica em #15,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around covardia (IPA /ku.vɐɾ.ˈdi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,545 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for covardia, with forms such as "ccovardia", "coavrdia", and "covadria". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "covarde", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is covardia, spelled C-O-V-A-R-D-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    falta de coragem; medo, timidez, poltronice
  2. 2
    fraqueza de ânimo; pusilanimidade
  3. 3
    ânimo traiçoeiro
  4. 4
    o mesmo que cobardia

This word in other languages

cowardice(English)cobardía(Español)lâcheté(Français)Feigheit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccovardia
  • coavrdia
  • covadria
  • covardai
  • covarddia
  • covarida
  • covarrdia
  • covradia
  • covvardia
  • cvoardia
  • ocvardia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of covardia - 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.

ccovardia1coavrdia2covadria2covardai2covarddia1covarida2covarrdia1covradia2
Edit distance from "covardia"

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 "covardia"?
"covardia" is spelled C-O-V-A-R-D-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ku.vɐɾ.ˈdi.ɐ/.
What does "covardia" mean?
As a noun, "covardia" means: falta de coragem; medo, timidez, poltronice
What words are commonly confused with "covardia"?
"covardia" is commonly confused with "covarde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "covardia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "covardia" is /ku.vɐɾ.ˈdi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "covardia" come from?
"covardia" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cicatriz#15,532charmoso#15,530certidão#15,529eldorado#15,566

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ultimate11 variantsprancha11 variantsprefácio11 variantspassarela11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list