coesão

//kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,534

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

coesão is aPortuguesenoun. It means: o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido Pronounced /kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with cosa and coisa.

Key facts for coesão
PropertyValue
Headwordcoesão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,534
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of coesão in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for coesão is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for coesão, with forms such as "ccoesão", "ceosão", and "coesoã". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is coesão, spelled C-O-E-S-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido
  2. 2
    a força molecular entre as partículas dentro de um corpo ou substância que age para uni-las
  3. 3
    propriedade 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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoesão,ceosão,coesoã,coessão,coeãso,coseão,ocesão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coesão

Misspelling Variants of "coesão"

ccoesão7ceosão6coesoã6coessão7coeãso6coseão6ocesão6
Misspelling Variants of "coesão"

Frequency rank: #18,534 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coesão"?
"coesão" is spelled C-O-E-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
What does "coesão" mean?
As a noun, "coesão" means: o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido
What words are commonly confused with "coesão"?
"coesão" is commonly confused with "cosa", "coisa", "coiso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coesão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coesão" is /kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coesão" come from?
"coesão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.