Which to use
“comer” is a noun and “comeu” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #753
- “comer” frequency rank
- #5,395
- “comeu” frequency rank
- 6148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comer | comeu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comida, alimentos | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo comer |
Letter map: comer vs comeu
Shared letters muted; letters that set comer and comeu apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for comer / comeu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: comer is anoun and comeuaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “comer” becomes u in “comeu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comer is recorded at frequency rank #753, classified as anoun, pronounced /ku.'me/. comeu is at rank #5,395, tagged as averb.
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 6148, this pair ranks #68,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comer vs comeu
Shared letters: cemo. Private to "comer": r. Private to "comeu": u.
"comer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comeu" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comer" for "comeu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comer" vs "comeu" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "comer" and "comeu".
- Full dictionary entry for "comer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comeu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comer" and "comeu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs comeu". 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 #68,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.