coresvscorpusWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“cores” and “corpus” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,088
“cores” frequency rank
#10,505
“corpus” frequency rank
12593
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cores corpus
Definition 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 ver córpus

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cores and corpus apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
cores
6 ch
corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

cores and corpus 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 12593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cores is recorded at frequency rank #2,088, classified as anoun. corpus is at rank #10,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔɾ.puʃ/.

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 12593, this pair ranks #59,939 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cores vs corpus

Shared letters: cors. Private to "cores": e. Private to "corpus": pu.

"cores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "corpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coresccores · coers · coress · corres · corse · croes · ocres
  • corpusccorpus · coprus · corppus · corpsu · corpuss · corrpus · corups · cropus

Frequency comparison

cores#2,088
corpus#10,505

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cores" and "corpus" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "cores" or "corpus"?
"cores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,088 in our Portuguese list, against #10,505 for "corpus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cores vs corpus

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cores” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list