Which to use
“cinco” and “cuco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #373
- “cinco” frequency rank
- #30,486
- “cuco” frequency rank
- 30859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cinco | cuco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | número equivalente a quatro mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha cinco elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 5 (algarismos arábicos) ou V (algarismos romanos) | que tira partido de algo ou de uma pessoa, que é aproveitado, egoísta |
Where the eye mixes cinco and cuco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cinco runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cuco's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cinco vs cuco
A purely visual mix-up. cinco (/ˈsĩ.ku/) and cuco (/'ku.kʊ/) 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 30859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cinco is recorded at frequency rank #373, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsĩ.ku/. cuco is at rank #30,486, tagged as anadj, pronounced /'ku.kʊ/.
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 30859, this pair ranks #37,390 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cinco vs cuco
Shared letters: co. Private to "cinco": in. Private to "cuco": u.
"cinco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cuco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cinco" and "cuco" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cinco" or "cuco"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cinco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,390 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cinco" and "cuco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cúbico vs cuco". 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 #37,390 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.