cobrirvscorrerTell them apart

Which to use

“cobrir” and “correr” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,710
“cobrir” frequency rank
#1,604
“correr” frequency rank
6314
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cobrir correr
Definition pôr cobertura em mover-se com rapidez

Letter map: cobrir vs correr

Shared letters muted; letters that set cobrir and correr apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
cobrir
6 ch
correr

Pair insight - cobrir / correr

cobrir and correr 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cobrir is recorded at frequency rank #4,710, classified as averb. correr is at rank #1,604, tagged as averb, pronounced /ku.ˈReɾ/.

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 6314, this pair ranks #68,139 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cobrir vs correr

Shared letters: cor. Private to "cobrir": bi. Private to "correr": e.

"cobrir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "correr" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cobrircborir · ccobrir · cobbrir · cobirr · cobrirr · cobrri · cobrrir · corbir
  • correrccorrer · corer · corerr · correrr · corrre · crorer · ocrrer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cobrir" and "correr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "cobrir" vs "correr" - which ranks higher?
"correr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,604 in our Portuguese list, against #4,710 for "cobrir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "cobrir" and "correr". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cobrir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "correr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,139 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cobrir" and "correr" 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 #68,139 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list