Which to use
“cloro” and “corvo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,802
- “cloro” frequency rank
- #14,553
- “corvo” frequency rank
- 33355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cloro | corvo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elemento químico de símbolo Cl, possui o número atômico 17 e massa atômica relativa 35,453; é encontrado na natureza somente em compostos com outros elementos, como o cloreto de sódio ou o cloreto de potássio; é um gás, na temperatura ambiente, extremamente tóxico; utilizado como germicida padrão para o tratamento de água, na fabricação de papéis, derivados de petróleo, medicamentos, tintas, solvente e plásticos | pássaro de bico e plumagem pretos |
Where the eye mixes cloro and corvo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cloro (CCVCV) and corvo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: cloro vs corvo
A purely visual mix-up. cloro (/ˈkłɔru/) and corvo (/ˈkoɾ.vu/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cloro is recorded at frequency rank #18,802, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkłɔru/. corvo is at rank #14,553, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkoɾ.vu/.
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 33355, this pair ranks #34,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cloro vs corvo
Shared letters: cor. Private to "cloro": l. Private to "corvo": v.
"cloro" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "corvo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cloro" and "corvo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cloro" or "corvo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cloro" and "corvo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cloro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corvo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cloro" and "corvo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cloro vs colono". 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 #34,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.