Which to use
“corvo” and “couve” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,553
- “corvo” frequency rank
- #19,671
- “couve” frequency rank
- 34224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corvo | couve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pássaro de bico e plumagem pretos | planta hortense da família das crucíferas cujo nome científico é Brassica oleracea |
Where the eye mixes corvo and couve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. corvo (CVCCV) and couve (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: corvo vs couve
A purely visual mix-up. corvo (/ˈkoɾ.vu/) and couve (/ˈkow.vɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corvo is recorded at frequency rank #14,553, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkoɾ.vu/. couve is at rank #19,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.vɨ/.
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 34224, this pair ranks #33,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corvo vs couve
Shared letters: cov. Private to "corvo": r. Private to "couve": eu.
"corvo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "couve" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corvo" and "couve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "corvo" or "couve"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "corvo" and "couve" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "corvo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "couve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corvo" and "couve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs couve". 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 #33,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.