Which to use
“cabaré” and “cobre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,656
- “cabaré” frequency rank
- #3,888
- “cobre” frequency rank
- 30544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabaré | cobre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa de diversão para beber e dançar e assistir a espetáculos de variedades (dança, mágica etc.) | elemento de símbolo Cu, possui o número atômico 29 e massa atômica relativa de 63,536 u; é um metal avermelhado, encontrado na natureza associado a minérios como a cuprita, malaquita, calcopirita e a bornita; por ser excelente condutor de eletricidade e muito resistente à corrosão, é empregado em condutores elétricos, motores, eletroímãs e encanamentos |
Where the eye mixes cabaré and cobre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cabaré with cobre
A purely visual mix-up. cabaré (/ka.ba.ˈɾɛ/) and cobre (/ˈkɔ.bɾi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabaré is recorded at frequency rank #26,656, classified as anoun, pronounced /ka.ba.ˈɾɛ/. cobre is at rank #3,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.bɾi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30544, this pair ranks #37,768 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabaré vs cobre
Shared letters: bcr. Private to "cabaré": aé. Private to "cobre": eo.
"cabaré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cobre ← cbore · ccobre · cobbre · cober · cobrre · corbe · ocbre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cabaré" and "cobre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cabaré" or "cobre"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cabaré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cobre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,768 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabaré" and "cobre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabala vs cabaré". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #37,768 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.