Which to use
“chuva” and “cova” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,563
- “chuva” frequency rank
- #10,164
- “cova” frequency rank
- 11727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chuva | cova |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fenômeno recorrente em que ocorre precipitação de água em estado líquido em volume maior ou igual a gotas | abertura na terra |
Where the eye mixes chuva and cova
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chuva and cova
A purely visual mix-up. chuva (/'ʃu.vɐ/) and cova (/ˈkɔ.vɐ/) 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 11727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chuva is recorded at frequency rank #1,563, classified as anoun, pronounced /'ʃu.vɐ/. cova is at rank #10,164, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.vɐ/.
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 11727, this pair ranks #61,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chuva vs cova
Shared letters: acv. Private to "chuva": hu. Private to "cova": o.
"chuva" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cova" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chuva" for "cova" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chuva" vs "cova" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chuva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cova" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chuva" and "cova" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs cova". 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 #61,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.