Which to use
“comida” and “corrida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #865
- “comida” frequency rank
- #1,704
- “corrida” frequency rank
- 2569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comida | corrida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que serve para comer | atividade que consiste em mover-se rapidamente, principalmente a pé, mas também com auxílio de meios de transporte |
Where the eye mixes comida and corrida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comida vs corrida
A purely visual mix-up. comida (/koˈmi.dɐ/) and corrida (/ku.ˈRi.dɐ/) 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 2569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comida is recorded at frequency rank #865, classified as anoun, pronounced /koˈmi.dɐ/. corrida is at rank #1,704, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈRi.dɐ/.
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 2569, this pair ranks #72,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comida vs corrida
Shared letters: acdio. Private to "comida": m. Private to "corrida": r.
"comida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "corrida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comida" and "corrida" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comida" vs "corrida" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corrida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comida" and "corrida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corrida vs cortiça". 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 #72,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.