Which to use
“cor” and “cores” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,065
- “cor” frequency rank
- #2,088
- “cores” frequency rank
- 3153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cor | cores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coração | maneira como realmente se é em relação as íntimas intenções ou ao comportamento espontâneo e natural quanto àquilo que é exteriorado pela atitude ao olhar alheio |
Letter map: cor vs cores
Shared letters muted; letters that set cor and cores apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on cor vs cores
cor and cores 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cor” sits inside “cores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cor is recorded at frequency rank #1,065, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔɾ/. cores is at rank #2,088, tagged as anoun.
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 3153, this pair ranks #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cor vs cores
Shared letters: cor. Private to "cor": -. Private to "cores": es.
"cor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "cores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cores ← ccores · coers · coress · corres · corse · croes · ocres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cor" and "cores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cor" or "cores" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cor" and "cores".
- Full dictionary entry for "cor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cor" and "cores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs cores". 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 #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.