Which to use
“coito” is an adjective and “corta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,629
- “coito” frequency rank
- #4,545
- “corta” frequency rank
- 43174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coito | corta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cozido | ato de cortar |
Letter map: coito vs corta
Shared letters muted; letters that set coito and corta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. coito (CVVCV) and corta (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for coito / corta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: coito is anadjective and cortaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coito is recorded at frequency rank #38,629, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkoj.tu/. corta is at rank #4,545, tagged as anoun.
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 43174, this pair ranks #22,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coito vs corta
Shared letters: cot. Private to "coito": i. Private to "corta": ar.
"coito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coito" for "corta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coito" vs "corta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "coito" and "corta".
- Full dictionary entry for "coito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coito" and "corta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs coito". 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 #22,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.