Which to use
“cast” and “cosa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,723
- “cast” frequency rank
- #31,312
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 49035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cast | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arremesso | coisa |
Where the eye mixes cast and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cast vs cosa
A purely visual mix-up. cast (/kæst/) and cosa (/'kɔ.sa/) 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 49035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cast is recorded at frequency rank #17,723, classified as anoun, pronounced /kæst/. cosa is at rank #31,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.sa/.
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 49035, this pair ranks #16,044 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cast vs cosa
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cast": t. Private to "cosa": o.
"cast" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cast" for "cosa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cast" vs "cosa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,044 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cast" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs cosa". 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 #16,044 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.