cut

/ˈkʌt/

//ˈkʌt// adj

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The verdict

“cut” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,244) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#11,244
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-cut · cut · Portuguese

cut · rank #11,244 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,244
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cápsula

Nearest frequency peer: cápsula (+1 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “cut”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “cut” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

cut vs cute
75% similar
cut vs C
0% similar
cut vs co
33% similar

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

Key facts for cut
PropertyValue
Headwordcut
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkʌt/
Letters3
Frequency rank#11,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “cut”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cápsula” (#11,245), “Damasco” (#11,246), “desconfiança” (#11,247). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cut” fica em #11,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for cut is neighbouring look-alikes ("cute", "C", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced /ˈkʌt/. Frequency #11,244 among 2,140 “C” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cut, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cute", "C", "co", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cut, spelled C-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    cortado
  2. 2
    recortado
  3. 3
    cortado, excluído, retirado:
  4. 4
    reduzido
  5. 5
    lapidado
  6. 6
    circuncidado

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. You should immediately put cut flowers into a vase with water.
  2. The cut scenes are found on the DVD.

Synonyms

absentremovedreducedcircumcised

Antonyms

addedincludedpresentuncutraw

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 "cut"?
"cut" is spelled C-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌt/.
What does "cut" mean?
As an adjective, "cut" means: cortado
What words are commonly confused with "cut"?
"cut" is commonly confused with "cute", "C", "co". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cut" is /ˈkʌt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cut" come from?
"cut" 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 "cut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cal#11,223ask#11,211vol#10,986che#11,600

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list