Which to use
“chuto” and “custo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,804
- “chuto” frequency rank
- #1,773
- “custo” frequency rank
- 38577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chuto | custo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | golpe no qual se bate o pé contra algo | o quanto algo custa, o preço de algo |
Where the eye mixes chuto and custo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chuto with custo
A purely visual mix-up. chuto (/ˈʃu.tu/) and custo (/ˈkuʃ.tu/) 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 38577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chuto is recorded at frequency rank #36,804, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃu.tu/. custo is at rank #1,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkuʃ.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 38577, this pair ranks #27,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chuto vs custo
Shared letters: cotu. Private to "chuto": h. Private to "custo": s.
"chuto" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "custo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chuto" and "custo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chuto" vs "custo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chuto" and "custo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chuto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "custo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chuto" and "custo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chuto vs cisto". 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 #27,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.