Which to use
“chita” and “coisa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,329
- “chita” frequency rank
- #105
- “coisa” frequency rank
- 33434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chita | coisa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tecido de algodão de pouco valor, ralo e geralmente estampado com cores vivas | 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 chita and coisa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chita (CCVCV) and coisa (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses chita with coisa
A purely visual mix-up. chita (/ˈʃi.tɐ/) 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 33434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chita is recorded at frequency rank #33,329, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃi.tɐ/. 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 33434, this pair ranks #34,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chita vs coisa
Shared letters: aci. Private to "chita": ht. Private to "coisa": os.
"chita" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "coisa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chita" for "coisa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chita" or "coisa"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chita" and "coisa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chita" 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 #34,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chita" and "coisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chita vs copta". 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 #34,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.