Which to use
“cosa” and “crosta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,312
- “cosa” frequency rank
- #23,280
- “crosta” frequency rank
- 54592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cosa | crosta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coisa | parte mais dura formada em volta de algo, geralmente mais mole no interior |
Where the eye mixes cosa and crosta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cosa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against crosta's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cosa and crosta
A purely visual mix-up. cosa (/'kɔ.sa/) and crosta (/ˈkɾos.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cosa is recorded at frequency rank #31,312, classified as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.sa/. crosta is at rank #23,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾos.tɐ/.
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 54592, this pair ranks #11,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cosa vs crosta
Shared letters: acos. Private to "cosa": -. Private to "crosta": rt.
"cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crosta" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cosa" and "crosta" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cosa" or "crosta"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cosa" and "crosta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crosta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cosa" and "crosta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs cosa". 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 #11,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.