Which to use
“cobre” and “conde” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,888
- “cobre” frequency rank
- #6,156
- “conde” frequency rank
- 10044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobre | conde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | dignitário e comandante militar no império romano do oriente |
Where the eye mixes cobre and conde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cobre vs conde
A purely visual mix-up. cobre (/ˈkɔ.bɾi/) and conde (/ˈkõ.dɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10044, 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/. conde is at rank #6,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkõ.dɨ/.
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 10044, this pair ranks #63,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cobre vs conde
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "cobre": br. Private to "conde": dn.
"cobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cobre" and "conde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cobre" or "conde" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cobre" and "conde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cobre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobre" and "conde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs conde". 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 #63,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.