Which to use
“cheiro” and “coveiro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,083
- “cheiro” frequency rank
- #39,544
- “coveiro” frequency rank
- 41627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cheiro | coveiro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | odor, aroma | indivíduo que abre as covas no cemitério e dá sepultura aos cadáveres |
Where the eye mixes cheiro and coveiro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cheiro runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against coveiro's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cheiro vs coveiro
A purely visual mix-up. cheiro (/ˈʃɐj.ɾu/) and coveiro (/ko.ˈvej.ɾʊ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cheiro is recorded at frequency rank #2,083, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɐj.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 41627, this pair ranks #24,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cheiro vs coveiro
Shared letters: ceior. Private to "cheiro": h. Private to "coveiro": v.
"cheiro" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "coveiro" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cheiro" and "coveiro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cheiro" or "coveiro" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cheiro" and "coveiro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cheiro" 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 #24,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cheiro" 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 #24,264 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.