Which to use
“cobrar” and “cobro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,175
- “cobrar” frequency rank
- #32,110
- “cobro” frequency rank
- 37285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobrar | cobro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pedir ou ordenar o recebimento de algo | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo cobrar |
Where the eye mixes cobrar and cobro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cobrar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cobro's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cobrar and cobro
A purely visual mix-up. cobrar (/ko.ˈbɾaχ/) and cobro (/ˈko.bɾu/) 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 37285, 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/. cobro is at rank #32,110, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈko.bɾu/.
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 37285, this pair ranks #29,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cobrar vs cobro
Shared letters: bcor. Private to "cobrar": a. Private to "cobro": -.
"cobrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cobro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cobrar" and "cobro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cobrar" vs "cobro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cobro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobrar" and "cobro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cobro vs coito". 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 #29,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.