Which to use
“comigo” is a pronoun and “cósmico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #304
- “comigo” frequency rank
- #25,616
- “cósmico” frequency rank
- 25920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comigo | cósmico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em minha companhia, com a minha pessoa; equivalente a com mim | concernente ao cosmo, proveniente dele ou da natureza dele |
Where the eye mixes comigo and cósmico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. comigo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cósmico's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses comigo with cósmico
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comigo is /ko.ˈmi.ɡo̝/ while cósmico is /ˈkɔʒ.mi.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comigo is recorded at frequency rank #304, classified as apron, pronounced /ko.ˈmi.ɡo̝/. cósmico is at rank #25,616, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɔʒ.mi.ku/.
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 25920, this pair ranks #43,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comigo vs cósmico
Shared letters: cimo. Private to "comigo": g. Private to "cósmico": só.
"comigo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cósmico" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comigo ← ccomigo · cmoigo · coimgo · comgio · comiggo · comiog · commigo · ocmigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comigo" and "cósmico" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comigo" vs "cósmico" - which ranks higher?
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 "comigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cósmico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comigo" and "cósmico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortiço vs cósmico". 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 #43,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.