Which to use
“caber” and “cozer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,454
- “caber” frequency rank
- #32,917
- “cozer” frequency rank
- 50371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caber | cozer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | poder ser contido em | preparar (o alimento) ao fogo ou ao calor |
Where the eye mixes caber and cozer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. caber and cozer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: caber vs cozer
A purely visual mix-up. caber (/kɐ.ˈbeɾ/) and cozer (/koˈze(ʁ)/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caber is recorded at frequency rank #17,454, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.ˈbeɾ/. cozer is at rank #32,917, tagged as averb, pronounced /koˈze(ʁ)/.
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 50371, this pair ranks #14,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caber vs cozer
Shared letters: cer. Private to "caber": ab. Private to "cozer": oz.
"caber" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cozer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caber" for "cozer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "caber" vs "cozer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "caber" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cozer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caber" and "cozer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs cozer". 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 #14,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.