Which to use
“convés” and “couve” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,252
- “convés” frequency rank
- #19,671
- “couve” frequency rank
- 39923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | convés | couve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte da cobertura superior de um navio | planta hortense da família das crucíferas cujo nome científico é Brassica oleracea |
Where the eye mixes convés and couve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. convés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against couve's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: convés vs couve
A purely visual mix-up. convés (/kõ.ˈvɛʃ/) and couve (/ˈkow.vɨ/) 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 39923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
convés is recorded at frequency rank #20,252, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈvɛʃ/. couve is at rank #19,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.vɨ/.
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 39923, this pair ranks #26,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of convés vs couve
Shared letters: cov. Private to "convés": nsé. Private to "couve": eu.
"convés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "couve" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- couve ← ccouve · couev · couvve · covue · cuove · ocuve
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "convés" and "couve" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "convés" or "couve"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "convés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "convés" and "couve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs couve". 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 #26,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.