Which to use
“coitado” is an intj and “cortador” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,604
- “coitado” frequency rank
- #33,348
- “cortador” frequency rank
- 44952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coitado | cortador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exprime piedade ou dó | que corta; cortante |
Where the eye mixes coitado and cortador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. coitado runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against cortador's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses coitado with cortador
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coitado is /koi.tá.du/ while cortador is /kuɾ.tɐ.ˈdoɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coitado is recorded at frequency rank #11,604, classified as anintj, pronounced /koi.tá.du/. cortador is at rank #33,348, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kuɾ.tɐ.ˈdoɾ/.
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 44952, this pair ranks #20,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coitado vs cortador
Shared letters: acdot. Private to "coitado": i. Private to "cortador": r.
"coitado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "cortador" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coitado" for "cortador" ever safe?
Which is more common, "coitado" or "cortador"?
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 "coitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coitado" and "cortador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coroado vs cortador". 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 #20,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.