Which to use
“cólera” and “comer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,025
- “cólera” frequency rank
- #753
- “comer” frequency rank
- 16778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cólera | comer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indignação | comida, alimentos |
Where the eye mixes cólera and comer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cólera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against comer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cólera with comer
A purely visual mix-up. cólera (/ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/) and comer (/ku.'me/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cólera is recorded at frequency rank #16,025, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔ.lɨ.ɾɐ/. comer is at rank #753, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.'me/.
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 16778, this pair ranks #54,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cólera vs comer
Shared letters: cer. Private to "cólera": aló. Private to "comer": mo.
"cólera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "comer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comer ← ccomer · cmoer · coemr · comerr · commer · comre · ocmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cólera" and "comer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cólera" or "comer"?
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 "cólera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cólera" and "comer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colcha vs cólera". 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 #54,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.