Which to use
“cálice” and “coice” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,252
- “cálice” frequency rank
- #41,401
- “coice” frequency rank
- 58653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cálice | coice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequeno copo com pé, para licores ou bebidas fortes | pancada defensiva que certos quadrúpedes desferem, lançando a pata para trás ou para os lados |
Where the eye mixes cálice and coice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cálice runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against coice's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cálice with coice
A purely visual mix-up. cálice (/ˈka.li.sɨ/) and coice (/ˈkoj.sɨ/) 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 58653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cálice is recorded at frequency rank #17,252, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.li.sɨ/. coice is at rank #41,401, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkoj.sɨ/.
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 58653, this pair ranks #8,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cálice vs coice
Shared letters: cei. Private to "cálice": lá. Private to "coice": o.
"cálice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "coice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coice ← ccoice · cioce · cocie · coicce · coiec · ocice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cálice" for "coice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cálice" vs "coice" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cálice" and "coice" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cálice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cálice" and "coice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs conca". 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 #8,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.