Which to use
“cento” and “couto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,620
- “cento” frequency rank
- #9,650
- “couto” frequency rank
- 12270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cento | couto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de cem unidades de alguma coisa | lugar imune, onde os oficiais da lei não podem entrar |
Letter map: cento vs couto
Shared letters muted; letters that set cento and couto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cento vs couto
cento and couto are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cento is recorded at frequency rank #2,620, classified as anoun. couto is at rank #9,650, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.tu/.
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 12270, this pair ranks #60,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cento vs couto
Shared letters: cot. Private to "cento": en. Private to "couto": u.
"cento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "couto" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cento" and "couto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cento" vs "couto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cento" and "couto".
- Full dictionary entry for "cento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cento" and "couto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coautor vs couto". 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 #60,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.