co vs cru, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“co” is a pronoun and “cru” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,005
“co” frequency rank: #14,555
“cru” frequency rank: 16560
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	co	cru
Definition	que	que não foi cozido ou não foi cozido o suficiente

Letter map: co vs cru

Shared letters muted; letters that set co and cru apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch

3 ch

cru

Grammar separator: co vs cru

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: co is apronoun and cruanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

co is recorded at frequency rank #2,005, classified as apron. cru is at rank #14,555, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾu/.

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 16560, this pair ranks #54,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of co vs cru

Shared letters: c. Private to "co": o. Private to "cru": ru.

"co" · 2 letters · shape CV · "cru" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "co" and "cru" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "co" is a pronoun and "cru" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "co" or "cru"?

"co" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,005 in our Portuguese list, against #14,555 for "cru". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "co" vs "cru" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "co" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "cru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #54,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"co" and "cru" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs cru". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #54,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.