Which to use
“chão” and “coco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,140
- “chão” frequency rank
- #5,833
- “coco” frequency rank
- 6973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chão | coco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | corda | fruto gerado pelo coqueiro, muito usado para se fazer doces e para consumo de seu líquido |
Letter map: chão vs coco
Shared letters muted; letters that set chão and coco apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on chão vs coco
chão and coco 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chão is recorded at frequency rank #1,140, classified as anoun. coco is at rank #5,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈko.ku/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
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 6973, this pair ranks #67,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chão vs coco
Shared letters: co. Private to "chão": hã. Private to "coco": -.
"chão" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "coco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coco ← ccoco · ccoo · cocco · cooc · occo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chão" for "coco" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chão" vs "coco" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "chão" and "coco".
- Full dictionary entry for "chão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chão" and "coco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs coco". 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 #67,293 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.