Which to use
“coçar” is a verb and “comer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,956
- “coçar” frequency rank
- #753
- “comer” frequency rank
- 24709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coçar | comer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | esfregar com as unhas, ou com outro objeto, qualquer parte do corpo onde se sente comichão | comida, alimentos |
Where the eye mixes coçar and comer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. coçar and comer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between coçar and comer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coçar is /ku.ˈsaɾ/ while comer is /ku.'me/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coçar is recorded at frequency rank #23,956, classified as averb, pronounced /ku.ˈsaɾ/. comer is at rank #753, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.'me/.
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 24709, this pair ranks #44,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coçar vs comer
Shared letters: cor. Private to "coçar": aç. Private to "comer": em.
"coçar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comer ← ccomer · cmoer · coemr · comerr · commer · comre · ocmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coçar" for "comer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coçar" vs "comer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coçar" and "comer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coçar" and "comer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs coçar". 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 #44,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.