# cordão vs cordel

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cordão
*noun · IPA /kuɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #11,038*
corda fina e flexível

### cordel
*noun · IPA /kuɾ.ˈdɛɫ/ · frequency rank #19,668*
corda bastante fina e flexível; barbante, cordão, guita

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cordao-vs-cordel