coisovscorvoTell them apart

Which to use

“coiso” and “corvo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,884
“coiso” frequency rank
#14,553
“corvo” frequency rank
45437
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature coiso corvo
Definition uma pessoa qualquer pássaro de bico e plumagem pretos

Letter map: coiso vs corvo

Shared letters muted; letters that set coiso and corvo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. coiso (CVVCV) and corvo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
coiso
5 ch
corvo

Spelling & dictionary notes on coiso vs corvo

coiso and corvo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coiso is recorded at frequency rank #30,884, classified as anoun. corvo is at rank #14,553, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkoɾ.vu/.

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 45437, this pair ranks #19,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of coiso vs corvo

Shared letters: co. Private to "coiso": is. Private to "corvo": rv.

"coiso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "corvo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coiso ← ccoiso · cioso · coios · coisso · cosio · ociso
  • corvo ← ccorvo · corov · corrvo · corvvo · covro · crovo · ocrvo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coiso" and "corvo" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "coiso" vs "corvo" - which ranks higher?
"corvo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,553 in our Portuguese list, against #30,884 for "coiso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "coiso" vs "corvo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coiso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corvo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coiso" and "corvo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs coiso". 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 #19,959 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list