Which to use
“cu” is a noun and “cujo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,716
- “cu” frequency rank
- #1,638
- “cujo” frequency rank
- 6354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cu | cujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade do intestino grosso; ânus | relaciona dois substantivos, um antecedente e outro consequente, sendo este último possuidor de algo (qualidade, condição, sentimento, ser etc.) designado pelo primeiro; equivale a de que, de quem, do/da qual, dos/das quais |
Letter map: cu vs cujo
Shared letters muted; letters that set cu and cujo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cu vs cujo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cu is anoun and cujoapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cu” sits inside “cujo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cu is recorded at frequency rank #4,716, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈku/. cujo is at rank #1,638, tagged as apron.
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 6354, this pair ranks #68,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cu vs cujo
Shared letters: cu. Private to "cu": -. Private to "cujo": jo.
"cu" · 2 letters · shape CV · "cujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cujo ← ccujo · cjuo · cujjo · cuoj · ucjo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cu" for "cujo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cu" vs "cujo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "cu" vs "cujo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cu" and "cujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chau vs cu". 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 #68,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.