Which to use
“cofre” and “cone” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,689
- “cofre” frequency rank
- #12,025
- “cone” frequency rank
- 25714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cofre | cone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local onde se guardam dinheiro e objetos de valor | fruto produzido pela conífera |
Where the eye mixes cofre and cone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cofre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cone's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cofre and cone
A purely visual mix-up. cofre (/ˈkɔ.fɾɨ/) and cone (/ˈkɔ.nɨ/) 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 25714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cofre is recorded at frequency rank #13,689, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.fɾɨ/. cone is at rank #12,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.nɨ/.
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 25714, this pair ranks #43,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cofre vs cone
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "cofre": fr. Private to "cone": n.
"cofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cofre" for "cone" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cofre" or "cone"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cofre" and "cone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cofre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cofre" and "cone" 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 #43,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.