Which to use
“cujo” is a pronoun and “custo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,638
- “cujo” frequency rank
- #1,773
- “custo” frequency rank
- 3411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cujo | custo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | o quanto algo custa, o preço de algo |
Letter map: cujo vs custo
Shared letters muted; letters that set cujo and custo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - cujo and custo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cujo is apronoun and custoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cujo is recorded at frequency rank #1,638, classified as apron. 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 3411, this pair ranks #71,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cujo vs custo
Shared letters: cou. Private to "cujo": j. Private to "custo": st.
"cujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "custo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cujo" and "custo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cujo" or "custo" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "cujo" 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 #71,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cujo" and "custo" 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 #71,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.