Which to use
“cujo” is a pronoun and “curto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,638
- “cujo” frequency rank
- #2,136
- “curto” frequency rank
- 3774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cujo | curto |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | que tem pouco comprimento |
Letter map: cujo vs curto
Shared letters muted; letters that set cujo and curto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: cujo vs curto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cujo is apronoun and curtoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cujo is recorded at frequency rank #1,638, classified as apron. curto is at rank #2,136, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkuɾ.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 3774, this pair ranks #71,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cujo vs curto
Shared letters: cou. Private to "cujo": j. Private to "curto": rt.
"cujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "curto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cujo" and "curto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cujo" vs "curto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cujo" and "curto".
- Full dictionary entry for "cujo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cujo" and "curto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cujo". 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 #71,324 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.