Which to use
“coito” and “culto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,629
- “coito” frequency rank
- #4,717
- “culto” frequency rank
- 43346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coito | culto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cozido | que se cultivou |
Letter map: coito vs culto
Shared letters muted; letters that set coito and culto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. coito (CVVCV) and culto (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - coito / culto
coito and culto 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 43346, 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/. culto is at rank #4,717, tagged as anadj.
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 43346, this pair ranks #22,298 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coito vs culto
Shared letters: cot. Private to "coito": i. Private to "culto": lu.
"coito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "culto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coito" and "culto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "coito" or "culto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "coito" vs "culto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "coito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "culto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,298 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coito" and "culto" 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 #22,298 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.