Which to use
“co” and “cujo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,005
- “co” frequency rank
- #1,638
- “cujo” frequency rank
- 3643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | co | cujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que | relaciona dois substantivos, um antecedente e outro consequente, sendo este último possuidor de algo (qualidade, condição, sentimento, ser etc.) designado pelo primeiro; equivale a de que, de quem, do/da qual, dos/das quais |
Letter map: co vs cujo
Shared letters muted; letters that set co and cujo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - co / cujo
co and cujo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
co is recorded at frequency rank #2,005, classified as apron. cujo is at rank #1,638, tagged as apron.
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 3643, this pair ranks #71,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of co vs cujo
Shared letters: co. Private to "co": -. Private to "cujo": ju.
"co" · 2 letters · shape CV · "cujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cujo ← ccujo · cjuo · cujjo · cuoj · ucjo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "co" and "cujo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "co" or "cujo" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "co" and "cujo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "co" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "co" and "cujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs co". 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 #71,454 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.