corpovscursoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#363
“corpo” frequency rank
#847
“curso” frequency rank
1210
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corpo curso
Definition a parte material de um ser animado conjunto de disciplinas onde alunos se matriculam para aprender um determinado tema

Letter map: corpo vs curso

Shared letters muted; letters that set corpo and curso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
corpo
5 ch
curso

Spelling & dictionary notes on corpo vs curso

corpo and curso 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corpo is recorded at frequency rank #363, classified as anoun. curso is at rank #847, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkuɾ.su/.

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 1210, this pair ranks #74,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of corpo vs curso

Shared letters: cor. Private to "corpo": p. Private to "curso": su.

"corpo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "curso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corpoccorpo · copro · corop · corppo · corrpo · cropo · ocrpo
  • cursoccurso · cruso · curos · currso · cursso · cusro · ucrso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corpo" and "curso" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "corpo" vs "curso" - which ranks higher?
"corpo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #363 in our Portuguese list, against #847 for "curso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "corpo" vs "curso" 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 "curso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corpo" and "curso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "curso vs cursor". 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 #74,383 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