Which to use
“chop” is a noun and “cos” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,177
- “chop” frequency rank
- #27,810
- “cos” frequency rank
- 65987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chop | cos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | talho, corte | qualquer coisa |
Letter map: chop vs cos
Shared letters muted; letters that set chop and cos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: chop vs cos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: chop is anoun and cosapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chop is recorded at frequency rank #38,177, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʧɒp/. cos is at rank #27,810, tagged as apron.
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 65987, this pair ranks #5,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chop vs cos
Shared letters: co. Private to "chop": hp. Private to "cos": s.
"chop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chop ← cchop · chhop · chopp · chpo · cohp · hcop
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chop" for "cos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chop" vs "cos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "chop" and "cos". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "chop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chop" and "cos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs chop". 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 #5,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.