Which to use
“cubo” and “custo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,210
- “cubo” frequency rank
- #1,773
- “custo” frequency rank
- 13983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cubo | custo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hexaedro regular; sólido de seis faces quadradas iguais | o quanto algo custa, o preço de algo |
Where the eye mixes cubo and custo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cubo vs custo
A purely visual mix-up. cubo (/ˈku.bu/) and custo (/ˈkuʃ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cubo is recorded at frequency rank #12,210, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈku.bu/. custo is at rank #1,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkuʃ.tu/.
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 13983, this pair ranks #58,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cubo vs custo
Shared letters: cou. Private to "cubo": b. Private to "custo": st.
"cubo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "custo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cubo" and "custo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cubo" or "custo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cubo" and "custo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cubo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "custo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cubo" and "custo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cúbico vs cubo". 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 #58,224 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.