# course vs couve

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### course
*noun · IPA /koəɹs/, /kɔːɹs/ · frequency rank #20,839*
curso

### couve
*noun · IPA /ˈkow.vɨ/ · frequency rank #19,671*
planta hortense da família das crucíferas cujo nome científico é Brassica oleracea

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