Which to use
“coco” and “couto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,833
- “coco” frequency rank
- #9,650
- “couto” frequency rank
- 15483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coco | couto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto gerado pelo coqueiro, muito usado para se fazer doces e para consumo de seu líquido | lugar imune, onde os oficiais da lei não podem entrar |
Where the eye mixes coco and couto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coco and couto
A purely visual mix-up. coco (/ˈko.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?)) and couto (/ˈkow.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coco is recorded at frequency rank #5,833, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈko.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?). couto is at rank #9,650, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.tu/.
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 15483, this pair ranks #56,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coco vs couto
Shared letters: co. Private to "coco": -. Private to "couto": tu.
"coco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "couto" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coco" and "couto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "coco" or "couto" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coco" and "couto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coautor vs couto". 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 #56,320 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.