cortavscoutoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,545
“corta” frequency rank
#9,650
“couto” frequency rank
14195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corta couto
Definition ato de cortar lugar imune, onde os oficiais da lei não podem entrar

Letter map: corta vs couto

Shared letters muted; letters that set corta and couto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
corta
5 ch
couto

Spelling & dictionary notes on corta vs couto

corta 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 14195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corta is recorded at frequency rank #4,545, 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 14195, this pair ranks #57,968 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of corta vs couto

Shared letters: cot. Private to "corta": ar. Private to "couto": u.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cortaccorta · corat · corrta · cortta · cotra · crota · ocrta
  • coutoccouto · cotuo · couot · coutto · cuoto · ocuto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "corta" and "couto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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: "corta" vs "couto" - which ranks higher?
"corta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,545 in our Portuguese list, against #9,650 for "couto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "corta" vs "couto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "corta" 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 #57,968 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "corta" and "couto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coautor vs couto". 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 #57,968 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