Which to use
“cofre” and “couve” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,689
- “cofre” frequency rank
- #19,671
- “couve” frequency rank
- 33360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cofre | couve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local onde se guardam dinheiro e objetos de valor | planta hortense da família das crucíferas cujo nome científico é Brassica oleracea |
Where the eye mixes cofre and couve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cofre (CVCCV) and couve (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cofre and couve
A purely visual mix-up. cofre (/ˈkɔ.fɾɨ/) and couve (/ˈkow.vɨ/) 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 33360, 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/. couve is at rank #19,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.vɨ/.
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 33360, this pair ranks #34,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cofre vs couve
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "cofre": fr. Private to "couve": uv.
"cofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "couve" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cofre" and "couve" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cofre" or "couve" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cofre" and "couve" 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 "couve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cofre" and "couve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs couve". 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 #34,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.