Which to use
“cima” and “coxa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #580
- “cima” frequency rank
- #12,410
- “coxa” frequency rank
- 12990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cima | coxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a parte superior de alguma coisa; alto, cume, cimeira, topo | parte da perna, desde as virilhas até o joelho |
Where the eye mixes cima and coxa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cima vs coxa
A purely visual mix-up. cima (/ˈsi.mɐ/) and coxa (/ˈko.ʃɐ/) 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 12990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cima is recorded at frequency rank #580, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.mɐ/. coxa is at rank #12,410, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈko.ʃɐ/.
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 12990, this pair ranks #59,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cima vs coxa
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cima": im. Private to "coxa": ox.
"cima" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "coxa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cima" and "coxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs coxa". 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 #59,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.