Which to use
“cobre” is a noun and “cobrir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,888
- “cobre” frequency rank
- #4,710
- “cobrir” frequency rank
- 8598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobre | cobrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elemento de símbolo Cu, possui o número atômico 29 e massa atômica relativa de 63,536 u; é um metal avermelhado, encontrado na natureza associado a minérios como a cuprita, malaquita, calcopirita e a bornita; por ser excelente condutor de eletricidade e muito resistente à corrosão, é empregado em condutores elétricos, motores, eletroímãs e encanamentos | pôr cobertura em |
Letter map: cobre vs cobrir
Shared letters muted; letters that set cobre and cobrir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cobre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cobrir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - cobre and cobrir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cobre is anoun and cobriraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cobre is recorded at frequency rank #3,888, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.bɾi/. 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 8598, this pair ranks #65,127 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cobre vs cobrir
Shared letters: bcor. Private to "cobre": e. Private to "cobrir": i.
"cobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cobrir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cobre" for "cobrir" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cobre" or "cobrir" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "cobre" vs "cobrir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobre" 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 #65,127 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobre" 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 #65,127 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.