Which to use
“corpo” and “corpus” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #363
- “corpo” frequency rank
- #10,505
- “corpus” frequency rank
- 10868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corpo | corpus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a parte material de um ser animado | ver córpus |
Letter map: corpo vs corpus
Shared letters muted; letters that set corpo and corpus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. corpo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against corpus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - corpo / corpus
corpo 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 10868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corpo is recorded at frequency rank #363, 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 10868, this pair ranks #62,113 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of corpo vs corpus
Shared letters: copr. Private to "corpo": -. Private to "corpus": su.
"corpo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corpus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corpo" and "corpus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "corpo" or "corpus" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "corpo" vs "corpus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "corpo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corpus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,113 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corpo" and "corpus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coito vs corpo". 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 #62,113 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.