Which to use
“cursor” is a noun and “curtir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,424
- “cursor” frequency rank
- #5,514
- “curtir” frequency rank
- 46938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cursor | curtir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cursor | gozar, desfrutar com grande prazer de algo, aproveitar; sentir prazer ao consumir ou usar |
Letter map: cursor vs curtir
Shared letters muted; letters that set cursor and curtir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for cursor / curtir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cursor is anoun and curtiraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cursor is recorded at frequency rank #41,424, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɜɹsəɹ/, [ˈkʰɜ˞ sə˞]. curtir is at rank #5,514, tagged as averb.
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 46938, this pair ranks #18,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cursor vs curtir
Shared letters: cru. Private to "cursor": os. Private to "curtir": it.
"cursor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "curtir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cursor" for "curtir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cursor" vs "curtir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "cursor" vs "curtir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cursor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curtir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cursor" and "curtir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cursor vs curvo". 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 #18,373 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.