Which to use
“coffee” and “cofre” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,535
- “coffee” frequency rank
- #13,689
- “cofre” frequency rank
- 32224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coffee | cofre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | café | local onde se guardam dinheiro e objetos de valor |
Where the eye mixes coffee and cofre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. coffee runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against cofre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coffee and cofre
A purely visual mix-up. coffee (/ˈkafeɪ, ˈkafi/) and cofre (/ˈkɔ.fɾɨ/) 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 32224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coffee is recorded at frequency rank #18,535, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkafeɪ, ˈkafi/. cofre is at rank #13,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.fɾɨ/.
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 32224, this pair ranks #35,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coffee vs cofre
Shared letters: cefo. Private to "coffee": -. Private to "cofre": r.
"coffee" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "cofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coffee" and "cofre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "coffee" or "cofre" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coffee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cofre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coffee" and "cofre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cofre vs contre". 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 #35,644 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.