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

#32,130
“córnea” frequency rank
#4,545
“corta” frequency rank
36675
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature córnea corta
Definition membrana exterior do olho humano, situada anteriormente à pupila ato de cortar

Letter map: córnea vs corta

Shared letters muted; letters that set córnea and corta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. córnea runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against corta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
córnea
5 ch
corta

Spelling & dictionary notes on córnea vs corta

córnea and corta 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 36675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

córnea is recorded at frequency rank #32,130, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔɾ.njɐ/. corta is at rank #4,545, tagged as anoun.

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 36675, this pair ranks #30,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of córnea vs corta

Shared letters: acr. Private to "córnea": enó. Private to "corta": ot.

"córnea" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corta ← ccorta · corat · corrta · cortta · cotra · crota · ocrta

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "córnea" for "corta" ever safe?
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.
Frequency check: "córnea" vs "corta" - which ranks higher?
"corta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,545 in our Portuguese list, against #32,130 for "córnea". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "córnea" and "corta". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "córnea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,075 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "córnea" and "corta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs córnea". 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 #30,075 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