Which to use
“cobre” and “couve” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,888
- “cobre” frequency rank
- #19,671
- “couve” frequency rank
- 23559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cobre | couve |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | planta hortense da família das crucíferas cujo nome científico é Brassica oleracea |
Where the eye mixes cobre and couve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cobre and couve
A purely visual mix-up. cobre (/ˈkɔ.bɾi/) and couve (/ˈkow.vɨ/) 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 23559, 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/. couve is at rank #19,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.vɨ/.
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 23559, this pair ranks #46,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cobre vs couve
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "cobre": br. Private to "couve": uv.
"cobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "couve" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cobre" for "couve" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cobre" vs "couve" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cobre" and "couve" 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 "couve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cobre" and "couve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs couve". 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 #46,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.