Which to use
“cisão” and “coesão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,806
- “cisão” frequency rank
- #18,534
- “coesão” frequency rank
- 55340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cisão | coesão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de cindir | o ato ou efeito de manter-se unido |
Where the eye mixes cisão and coesão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cisão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against coesão's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cisão with coesão
A purely visual mix-up. cisão (/si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) and coesão (/kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 55340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cisão is recorded at frequency rank #36,806, classified as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. coesão is at rank #18,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwe.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 55340, this pair ranks #10,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cisão vs coesão
Shared letters: cosã. Private to "cisão": i. Private to "coesão": e.
"cisão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "coesão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cisão" and "coesão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cisão" or "coesão" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cisão" and "coesão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cisão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coesão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cisão" and "coesão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.