Which to use
“cobrar” and “cobrir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,175
- “cobrar” frequency rank
- #4,710
- “cobrir” frequency rank
- 9885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobrar | cobrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pedir ou ordenar o recebimento de algo | pôr cobertura em |
Letter map: cobrar vs cobrir
Shared letters muted; letters that set cobrar and cobrir apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. cobrar and cobrir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - cobrar / cobrir
cobrar and cobrir 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 a single letter - a in “cobrar” becomes i in “cobrir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobrar is recorded at frequency rank #5,175, classified as averb, pronounced /ko.ˈbɾaχ/. cobrir is at rank #4,710, tagged as averb.
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 9885, this pair ranks #63,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cobrar vs cobrir
Shared letters: bcor. Private to "cobrar": a. Private to "cobrir": i.
"cobrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cobrir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cobrar" and "cobrir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cobrar" or "cobrir"?
Useful next steps
Pair "cobrar" vs "cobrir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cobrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobrar" and "cobrir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coagir vs cobrir". 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 #63,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.