# could vs couro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### could
*verb · IPA /kʊd/; /kəd/ · frequency rank #16,478*
pretérito do verbo can ("poder"; "conseguir")

### couro
*noun · IPA /ˈkow.ɾu/ · frequency rank #6,750*
pele animal curtida

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/could-vs-couro