CaíquevscoqueWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Caíque” and “coque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,239
“Caíque” frequency rank
#19,388
“coque” frequency rank
64627
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Caíque coque
Definition prenome masculino substância dura, acinzentada, obtida quando o carvão betuminoso é aquecido em forno de coque sem entrada de ar

Where the eye mixes Caíque and coque

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Caíque
5 ch
coque

Visual trap between Caíque and coque

A purely visual mix-up. Caíque (/kaˈi.ki/) and coque (/ˈkɔkɨ/) 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 64627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Caíque is recorded at frequency rank #45,239, classified as anoun, pronounced /kaˈi.ki/. coque is at rank #19,388, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔkɨ/.

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 64627, this pair ranks #5,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Caíque vs coque

Shared letters: cequ. Private to "Caíque": . Private to "coque": o.

"Caíque" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "coque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coqueccoque · coqeu · coqque · couqe · cqoue · ocque

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Caíque" and "coque" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/kaˈi.ki/ versus /ˈkɔkɨ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Caíque" or "coque"?
"coque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,388 in our Portuguese list, against #45,239 for "Caíque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Caíque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Caíque" and "coque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caiaque vs Caíque". 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 #5,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list