comeuvscozerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“comeu” and “cozer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,395
“comeu” frequency rank
#32,917
“cozer” frequency rank
38312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comeu cozer
Definition terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo comer preparar (o alimento) ao fogo ou ao calor

Letter map: comeu vs cozer

Shared letters muted; letters that set comeu and cozer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. comeu (CVCVV) and cozer (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
comeu
5 ch
cozer

Pair insight - comeu / cozer

comeu and cozer 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 38312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comeu is recorded at frequency rank #5,395, classified as averb. 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 38312, this pair ranks #28,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comeu vs cozer

Shared letters: ceo. Private to "comeu": mu. Private to "cozer": rz.

"comeu" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "cozer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comeu ← ccomeu · cmoeu · coemu · commeu · comue · ocmeu
  • cozer ← ccozer · coezr · cozerr · cozre · cozzer · czoer · oczer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comeu" and "cozer" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "comeu" vs "cozer" - which ranks higher?
"comeu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,395 in our Portuguese list, against #32,917 for "cozer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "comeu" vs "cozer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comeu" 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 #28,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comeu" 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 #28,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list