Which to use
“cofre” and “couro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,689
- “cofre” frequency rank
- #6,750
- “couro” frequency rank
- 20439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cofre | couro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local onde se guardam dinheiro e objetos de valor | pele animal curtida |
Where the eye mixes cofre and couro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cofre (CVCCV) and couro (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cofre and couro
A purely visual mix-up. cofre (/ˈkɔ.fɾɨ/) and couro (/ˈkow.ɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20439, 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/. couro is at rank #6,750, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.ɾu/.
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 20439, this pair ranks #50,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cofre vs couro
Shared letters: cor. Private to "cofre": ef. Private to "couro": u.
"cofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "couro" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cofre" for "couro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cofre" vs "couro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cofre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cofre" and "couro" 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 #50,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.