Which to use
“cujo” is a pronoun and “cum” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,638
- “cujo” frequency rank
- #29,299
- “cum” frequency rank
- 30937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cujo | cum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | usado para indicar algo com duas funções, ou então que tenha se modificado de uma coisa para outra: |
Letter map: cujo vs cum
Shared letters muted; letters that set cujo and cum apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cujo vs cum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cujo is apronoun and cumapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cujo is recorded at frequency rank #1,638, classified as apron. cum is at rank #29,299, tagged as aprep, pronounced /kʌm/.
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 30937, this pair ranks #37,295 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cujo vs cum
Shared letters: cu. Private to "cujo": jo. Private to "cum": m.
"cujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cum" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cujo ← ccujo · cjuo · cujjo · cuoj · ucjo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cujo" and "cum" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cujo" or "cum"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cujo" and "cum".
- Full dictionary entry for "cujo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,295 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cujo" and "cum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cham vs cum". 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 #37,295 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.