Which to use
“cabo” is a noun and “cobro” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,092
- “cabo” frequency rank
- #32,110
- “cobro” frequency rank
- 33202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cabo | cobro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | patente militar abaixo do sargento e acima do soldado | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo cobrar |
Letter map: cabo vs cobro
Shared letters muted; letters that set cabo and cobro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - cabo and cobro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cabo is anoun and cobroaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cabo is recorded at frequency rank #1,092, classified as anoun. cobro is at rank #32,110, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈko.bɾu/.
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 33202, this pair ranks #34,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cabo vs cobro
Shared letters: bco. Private to "cabo": a. Private to "cobro": r.
"cabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cobro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cabo" for "cobro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cabo" vs "cobro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cabo" and "cobro".
- Full dictionary entry for "cabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cobro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cabo" and "cobro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cobro vs coito". 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 #34,374 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.