Which to use
“cesta” and “cosa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,017
- “cesta” frequency rank
- #31,312
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 40329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cesta | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | objeto comumente feito de fibras ou vergas entrelaçadas, para o transporte e armazenamento de produtos como alimentos, roupas, etc | coisa |
Where the eye mixes cesta and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cesta vs cosa
A purely visual mix-up. cesta (/ˈseʃ.tɐ/, /ˈses.tɐ/ (menos frequente)) and cosa (/'kɔ.sa/) 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 40329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cesta is recorded at frequency rank #9,017, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈseʃ.tɐ/, /ˈses.tɐ/ (menos frequente). cosa is at rank #31,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.sa/.
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 40329, this pair ranks #25,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cesta vs cosa
Shared letters: acs. Private to "cesta": et. Private to "cosa": o.
"cesta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cesta" and "cosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cesta" or "cosa" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cesta" and "cosa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cesta" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs cosa". 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 #25,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.