coesão
/kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“coesão” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #18,534 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,534
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coesão |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #18,534 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coesão” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for coesão is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #18,534 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for coesão, with forms such as "ccoesão", "ceosão", and "coesoã". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "cosa", "coisa", "coiso", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is coesão, spelled C-O-E-S-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido
- 2a força molecular entre as partículas dentro de um corpo ou substância que age para uni-las
- 3propriedade de unidade num texto escrito ou num segmento de discurso oral que advém de ligações entre os elementos superficiais, como quando palavras em uma sentença são repetidas em outra
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccoesão,ceosão,coesoã,coessão,coeãso,coseão,ocesão
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coesão - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “coesão”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-E-S-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cosa” - see the side-by-side comparison. coesão vs cosa
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.