Which to use
“couto” is a noun and “cut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,650
- “couto” frequency rank
- #11,244
- “cut” frequency rank
- 20894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | couto | cut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar imune, onde os oficiais da lei não podem entrar | cortado |
Where the eye mixes couto and cut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses couto with cut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: couto is /ˈkow.tu/ while cut is /ˈkʌt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
couto is recorded at frequency rank #9,650, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkow.tu/. cut is at rank #11,244, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkʌt/.
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 20894, this pair ranks #49,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of couto vs cut
Shared letters: ctu. Private to "couto": o. Private to "cut": -.
"couto" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- couto ← ccouto · cotuo · couot · coutto · cuoto · ocuto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "couto" for "cut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "couto" or "cut"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "couto" and "cut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "couto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "couto" and "cut" 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 #49,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.