Which to use
“cores” is a noun and “crer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,088
- “cores” frequency rank
- #4,627
- “crer” frequency rank
- 6715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cores | crer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | acreditar |
Letter map: cores vs crer
Shared letters muted; letters that set cores and crer apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - cores and crer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cores is anoun and creraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cores is recorded at frequency rank #2,088, classified as anoun. crer is at rank #4,627, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkɾeɾ/.
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 6715, this pair ranks #67,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cores vs crer
Shared letters: cer. Private to "cores": os. Private to "crer": -.
"cores" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "crer" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cores" and "crer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cores" vs "crer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cores" and "crer".
- Full dictionary entry for "cores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cores" and "crer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creep vs crer". 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 #67,648 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.