coresvscorrerConfusable pair

Quick tell: cores is a noun, correr is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cores” is a noun and “correr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,088
“cores” frequency rank
#1,604
“correr” frequency rank
3692
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cores correr
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 mover-se com rapidez

Letter map: cores vs correr

Shared letters muted; letters that set cores and correr apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
cores
6 ch
correr

Role in the sentence - cores and correr

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cores is anoun and correraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cores is recorded at frequency rank #2,088, classified as anoun. correr is at rank #1,604, tagged as averb, pronounced /ku.ˈReɾ/.

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 3692, this pair ranks #71,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cores vs correr

Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cores": s. Private to "correr": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coresccores · coers · coress · corres · corse · croes · ocres
  • correrccorrer · corer · corerr · correrr · corrre · crorer · ocrrer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cores" for "correr" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cores" is a noun and "correr" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cores" or "correr"?
"correr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,604 in our Portuguese list, against #2,088 for "cores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "cores" and "correr". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "correr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cores" and "correr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrera vs correr". 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 #71,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list