Which to use
“cair” and “coagir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,522
- “cair” frequency rank
- #49,365
- “coagir” frequency rank
- 50887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cair | coagir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar queda | usar de coação; obrigar, forçar: |
Letter map: cair vs coagir
Shared letters muted; letters that set cair and coagir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cair runs 4 letters (CVVC) against coagir's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - cair / coagir
cair and coagir are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cair is recorded at frequency rank #1,522, classified as averb. 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 50887, this pair ranks #14,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cair vs coagir
Shared letters: acir. Private to "cair": -. Private to "coagir": go.
"cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "coagir" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cair" and "coagir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cair" or "coagir"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cair" and "coagir".
- Full dictionary entry for "cair" 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 #14,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cair" 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 #14,068 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.