Which to use
“coração” and “cordão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #489
- “coração” frequency rank
- #11,038
- “cordão” frequency rank
- 11527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coração | cordão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | órgão muscular que bombeia o sangue de certos animais | corda fina e flexível |
Letter map: coração vs cordão
Shared letters muted; letters that set coração and cordão apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. coração runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against cordão's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on coração vs cordão
coração and cordão 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coração is recorded at frequency rank #489, classified as anoun. cordão is at rank #11,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kuɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
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 11527, this pair ranks #61,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coração vs cordão
Shared letters: corã. Private to "coração": aç. Private to "cordão": d.
"coração" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "cordão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coração" for "cordão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coração" vs "cordão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "coração" and "cordão". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "coração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cordão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coração" and "cordão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs cordão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.