Which to use
“caseiro” is an adjective and “coveiro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,023
- “caseiro” frequency rank
- #39,544
- “coveiro” frequency rank
- 50567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caseiro | coveiro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que é feito em casa | indivíduo que abre as covas no cemitério e dá sepultura aos cadáveres |
Where the eye mixes caseiro and coveiro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses caseiro with coveiro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caseiro is /kɐ.ˈzɐj.ɾu/ while coveiro is /ko.ˈvej.ɾʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caseiro is recorded at frequency rank #11,023, classified as anadj, pronounced /kɐ.ˈzɐj.ɾu/. coveiro is at rank #39,544, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ko.ˈvej.ɾʊ/.
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 50567, this pair ranks #14,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caseiro vs coveiro
Shared letters: ceior. Private to "caseiro": as. Private to "coveiro": v.
"caseiro" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "coveiro" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caseiro" and "coveiro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caseiro" or "coveiro" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "caseiro" and "coveiro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "caseiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coveiro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caseiro" and "coveiro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coqueiro vs coveiro". 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 #14,402 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.