covarde vs covardia, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“covarde” is an adjective and “covardia” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,167
“covarde” frequency rank: #15,545
“covardia” frequency rank: 24712
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	covarde	covardia
Definition	o mesmo que cobarde	falta de coragem; medo, timidez, poltronice

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set covarde and covardia apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

covarde

8 ch

covardia

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: covarde is /ku.ˈvaɾ.dɨ/ while covardia is /ku.vɐɾ.ˈdi.ɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

covarde is recorded at frequency rank #9,167, classified as anadj, pronounced /ku.ˈvaɾ.dɨ/. covardia is at rank #15,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.vɐɾ.ˈdi.ɐ/.

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 24712, this pair ranks #44,830 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of covarde vs covardia

Shared letters: acdorv. Private to "covarde": e. Private to "covardia": i.

"covarde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "covardia" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

covarde ← ccovarde · coavrde · covadre · covardde · covared · covarrde · covrade · covvarde
covardia ← ccovardia · coavrdia · covadria · covardai · covarddia · covarida · covarrdia · covradia

Frequency comparison

covarde#9,167

covardia#15,545

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "covarde" and "covardia" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "covarde" is an adjective and "covardia" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "covarde" or "covardia"?

"covarde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,167 in our Portuguese list, against #15,545 for "covardia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering covarde vs covardia

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “covarde”; for a noun, it's “covardia”.
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