cortavscourtWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: corta is a noun, court is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“corta” is a noun and “court” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,545
“corta” frequency rank
#14,107
“court” frequency rank
18652
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corta court
Definition ato de cortar curto, breve, rápido

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set corta and court apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
corta
5 ch
court

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: corta is anoun and courtanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corta is recorded at frequency rank #4,545, classified as anoun. court is at rank #14,107, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kuʁ/.

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 18652, this pair ranks #52,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of corta vs court

Shared letters: cort. Private to "corta": a. Private to "court": u.

"corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "court" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cortaccorta · corat · corrta · cortta · cotra · crota · ocrta
  • courtccourt · corut · courrt · courtt · coutr · cuort · ocurt

Frequency comparison

corta#4,545
court#14,107

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corta" and "court" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "corta" is a noun and "court" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "corta" or "court"?
"corta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,545 in our Portuguese list, against #14,107 for "court". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering corta vs court

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “corta”; for an adjective, it's “court”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “corta” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list