Which to use
“colher” is a noun and “cozer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,516
- “colher” frequency rank
- #32,917
- “cozer” frequency rank
- 39433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | colher | cozer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | utensílio formado por um cabo e uma parte côncava ou concha | preparar (o alimento) ao fogo ou ao calor |
Letter map: colher vs cozer
Shared letters muted; letters that set colher and cozer apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. colher runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cozer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for colher / cozer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: colher is anoun and cozeraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
colher is recorded at frequency rank #6,516, classified as anoun. cozer is at rank #32,917, tagged as averb, pronounced /koˈze(ʁ)/.
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 39433, this pair ranks #26,807 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of colher vs cozer
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "colher": hl. Private to "cozer": z.
"colher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cozer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "colher" and "cozer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "colher" or "cozer"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "colher" and "cozer".
- Full dictionary entry for "colher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cozer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,807 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "colher" and "cozer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs cozer". 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 #26,807 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.