corsovscoutoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#35,518
“corso” frequency rank
#9,650
“couto” frequency rank
45168
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corso couto
Definition corso lugar imune, onde os oficiais da lei não podem entrar

Letter map: corso vs couto

Shared letters muted; letters that set corso and couto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. corso (CVCCV) and couto (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
corso
5 ch
couto

Corpus notes: corso and couto

corso and couto 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 45168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corso is recorded at frequency rank #35,518, classified as anoun. couto is at rank #9,650, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.tu/.

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 45168, this pair ranks #20,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corso vs couto

Shared letters: co. Private to "corso": rs. Private to "couto": tu.

"corso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "couto" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corso ← ccorso · coros · corrso · corsso · cosro · croso · ocrso
  • couto ← ccouto · cotuo · couot · coutto · cuoto · ocuto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "corso" for "couto" ever safe?
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: "corso" vs "couto" - which ranks higher?
"couto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,650 in our Portuguese list, against #35,518 for "corso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "corso" and "couto". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "corso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "couto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,249 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corso" and "couto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corso 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 #20,249 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