Which to use
“china” and “coisa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,005
- “china” frequency rank
- #105
- “coisa” frequency rank
- 1110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | china | coisa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tipo de prato usado em baterias | qualquer objeto inanimado; em sentido filosófico, coisa é tudo aquilo subsistente por si mesmo; a filosofia kantiana afirma ser uma coisa aquilo que existe independentemente do espírito; no sentido usual, como para o Direito, coisa é tudo aquilo que, percebido pelos sentidos, pode apresentar utilidade para o homem, caso em que se chama bem material |
Where the eye mixes china and coisa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between china and coisa
A purely visual mix-up. china (/ʃi.na/) and coisa ([ˈkojzɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
china is recorded at frequency rank #1,005, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃi.na/. coisa is at rank #105, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkojzɐ].
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 1110, this pair ranks #74,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of china vs coisa
Shared letters: aci. Private to "china": hn. Private to "coisa": os.
"china" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "coisa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "china" and "coisa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "china" or "coisa" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "china" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "china" and "coisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cabina vs china". 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 #74,511 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.