Which to use
“cagar” and “coagir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,037
- “cagar” frequency rank
- #49,365
- “coagir” frequency rank
- 64402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cagar | coagir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expelir pelo ânus; defecar | usar de coação; obrigar, forçar: |
Where the eye mixes cagar and coagir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cagar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against coagir's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cagar and coagir
A purely visual mix-up. cagar (/kɐ'ɣaɾ/) and coagir (/kwɐ.ˈʒiɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cagar is recorded at frequency rank #15,037, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ'ɣaɾ/. coagir is at rank #49,365, tagged as averb, pronounced /kwɐ.ˈʒiɾ/.
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 64402, this pair ranks #5,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cagar vs coagir
Shared letters: acgr. Private to "cagar": -. Private to "coagir": io.
"cagar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "coagir" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cagar" for "coagir" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cagar" or "coagir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cagar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coagir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cagar" and "coagir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clair vs coagir". 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 #5,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.